St Foy fresco, Abbatiale Sainte-Foy, Conques
Roman soldier, detail of the fresco depicting the trial and martyrdom of St Foy in Agen in 303 AD, on the wall of the South transept, in the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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