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Our Lady of Liberation

Coordinates: 47°13′11″N 6°03′05″E / 47.21972°N 6.05139°E / 47.21972; 6.05139
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Interior of the monument

Our Lady of Liberation is a church built in an old fort at nearly 500 m of altitude near the hamlet of Chapelle des Buis, in the outskirts of the city of Besançon, in the department of Doubs, in eastern France.

History

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Our Lady of Liberation was dedicated after the Second World War by Bishop Maurice-Louis Dubourg, who decided to build a monument if Besançon was not devastated by the bombing.[citation needed] Subsequently, plaques lining the walls of the building were added to pay homage to diocesans and all inhabitants of Besançon who died during World War II, as well as a monumental statue of the Virgin Mary 7 m tall.

47°13′11″N 6°03′05″E / 47.21972°N 6.05139°E / 47.21972; 6.05139