![IMG_5232 Anne d'Autriche, king Louis XIII's mother, gave birth to her first child (later king Louis XIV) after trying for 23 years. She had a church build in order to...](thumbs/IMG_5232.webp)
Anne d'Autriche, king Louis XIII's mother, gave birth to her first child (later king Louis XIV) after trying for 23 years. She had a church build in order to…
![IMG_5093 Anne of Austria, the young and very Catholic queen of France, brought up at the Spanish court. was a great friend of Marguerite de Veni d’Arbouze, a Benedictine...](thumbs/IMG_5093.webp)
Anne of Austria, the young and very Catholic queen of France, brought up at the Spanish court. was a great friend of Marguerite de Veni d’Arbouze, a Benedictine…
![IMG_5231 The reforming work of Mother Marguerite de Veni d'Arbouze was used as a model for religious communities during this period: in her monastery, she re-established...](thumbs/IMG_5231.webp)
The reforming work of Mother Marguerite de Veni d'Arbouze was used as a model for religious communities during this period: in her monastery, she re-established…
![IMG_5096 On April 1 1645 Louis XIV laid the first stone of the church of Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grâce, dedicated to the nativity. Designed by F. Mansart, the...](thumbs/IMG_5096.webp)
On April 1 1645 Louis XIV laid the first stone of the church of Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grâce, dedicated to the nativity. Designed by F. Mansart, the…