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Eglise Paroissiale

Also known as Eglise Saint Germain

Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France

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    Coordinates: 48.89771, 2.09455
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Parish church for Saint Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines. The original church was built by King Louis XIV but, like many religious buildings in France, it was virtually destroyed during the Revolution. The present building was completed in 1827. In 1824, while the foundations were being dug, workmen discovered three small lead boxes. The first had on it an inscription identifying the contents as some of the remains of King James II of England, who died in exile in Saint Germain-en-Laye in 1701. The second and third boxes are presumed to contain some of the remains of his wife Queen Mary Beatrice and of their daughter Princess Louise. The monument to James which now stands inside the church and contains the boxes was donated by Queen Victoria (referred to by die-hard supporters of the Stuart family's claim to the throne as "Princess Albrecht of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha") in the 1850s. The walls of the chapel are decorated with lions, leopards, unicorns, the crowned letter "J", and the royal arms of Great Britain. On the ceiling there is a painting of Saint George fighting the dragon.
Parish church for Saint Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines. The original church was built by King Louis XIV but, like many religious buildings in France, it was virtually destroyed during the Revolution. The present building was completed in 1827. In 1824, while the foundations were being dug, workmen discovered three small lead boxes. The first had on it an inscription identifying the contents as some of the remains of King James II of England, who died in exile in Saint Germain-en-Laye in 1701. The second and third boxes are presumed to contain some of the remains of his wife Queen Mary Beatrice and of their daughter Princess Louise. The monument to James which now stands inside the church and contains the boxes was donated by Queen Victoria (referred to by die-hard supporters of the Stuart family's claim to the throne as "Princess Albrecht of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha") in the 1850s. The walls of the chapel are decorated with lions, leopards, unicorns, the crowned letter "J", and the royal arms of Great Britain. On the ceiling there is a painting of Saint George fighting the dragon.

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