The Cathedral

Ajaccio (Aye ya cho)

May 5, 2005

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Photo by Gertrude Meyer

Cathedral (1593) Where Napoleon Was Baptised

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The Altar


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Baptismal Font 		 

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Eagle Dais

The holy water for Napolean Bonaparte's baptism was held in this font.
The church is within two blocks of where Napolean grew up, and ½ block from the seashore.

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