Butter Tower

The Church imposed a penitential dispensation during lent (for a fee). It was levied on parishioners of Rouen who wanted to indulge in butter during lent. The "donation" paid for the "butter tower" on the cathedral.

Rouen, France

October 6th 2009
This middle ages city is well preserved and so pretty. It is here where St. Joan of Arc was sold to the British who tortured her as a witch and burned her at the stake. It seems that no one spoke up on her behalf. The church built in her memory is an incredible piece of very modern architecture in the town of gothic churches, The cathedral of Notre Dame (so frequently painted by Monet) dominat ... read more

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