France is destroying churches for “symbolic gathering places”

Yesterday the Church of St Cornelius & St Cyprian in La Baconnière (northwest France) was demolished.

It dated back to the 12th century (rebuilt in the 19th), with a bell from 1584 & stained glass windows by Auguste Alleaume.

It will be replaced by a "symbolic gathering place". pic.twitter.com/31CWYCTD0y

— Shayan Barjesteh van Waalwijk van Doorn (@theiconographer) August 2, 2023