The cat in Decize, France
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325758)
Rockingham, Australia
May 19, 2019 1:52am CST
The parish church in Decize is dedicated to Saint Are, fourth bishop of Nevers between 548 and 558. On his death and as was his wish, Saint Are was carried in a fishing boat on the Loire and was buried where the boat stopped.
According to legend and against expectations, the boat went upstream to Decize where the Saint was laid to rest. The church dates back to the 11th century and has undergone several extensive restorations during the 17th and 19th centuries.
My photo of the church is very ordinary so I’ve put up the Decize cat which is in front of the hotel where we had a marvellous meal. The cat image appears in the pavement at intervals showing, I think, a walking path linking places of special interest.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
19 May 19
I like the cat and looks very happy too.
Great you are enjoying yourself too have a lovely time.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
25 May 19
@JudyEv
Have a good time in Ireland too.
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@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 May 19
@lovinangelsinstead21 We've arrived now and will have three weeks here.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48958)
• United States
26 May 19
@JudyEv his whole body looks waxed.
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@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
19 May 19
What a nice traveling time you are having.
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@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 May 19
We're very lucky I know. The weather has been really kind to us too.
@allknowing (130066)
• India
19 May 19
I would never have guessed that it is a cat (lol)
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16534)
• China
19 May 19
What a lovely cat image ! Is the Decize cat different from other cats or Decize's claim to fame is that it has this kind of cat?
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@arunima25 (85305)
• Bangalore, India
20 May 19
Reading all your posts make me feel like visiting France and explore it. I was in Paris for two days and I could only visit Eiffel Tower and the museum.
Oh! It did not look like a cat to me on first sight.I thought that it has wings.
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@arunima25 (85305)
• Bangalore, India
27 May 19
@JudyEv Surely there is a lot to see. If things go well, we might plan a longer vacation there in coming years. Without whiskers, it's tough to say that it's a cat.
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