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Bookmark or Share- Sacré-Cœur, Paris - WikipediaThe Basilica of Sacré Coeur de Montmartre ( Sacred Heart of Montmartre ), commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica and often simply Sacré-Cœur ( French: Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre, pronounced [sakʁe kœʁ] ), is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica in Paris dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
- France - Religion, Catholicism, Secularism | BritannicaFrance - Religion, Catholicism, Secularism: About three-fifths of the French people belong to the Roman Catholic Church. Only a minority, however, regularly participate in religious worship; practice is greatest among the middle classes.
- France, The Catholic Church in | Encyclopedia.comWithin this anarchy a popular religion took shape, a religion expressed in the earliest medieval drama, the Chansons De Geste; pilgrimages to santiago de compostela or to Jerusalem; and Roman pilgrimages. It was a religion of hermits, especially in western France.
- Catholicism in France | Religion and Public Life at Harvard Divinity SchoolCatholicism is the majority religion in France, though small numbers—roughly 4.5% of Catholics—attend mass and overall, adherence to Catholicism is declining.
- Catholic Church in France - WikipediaThe French Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in France is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in communion with the Pope in Rome. Established in the 2nd century in unbroken communion with the bishop of Rome, it was sometimes called the "eldest daughter of the church" (French: fille aînée de l'Église).
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