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• , Saint Sicaire
  Roman Catholic Saint. He was one of the Holy Innocents that was killed on the order of King Herod. The Emperor Charlemagne had his remains brought to the church in Brantome. (Bio by: girlofcelje (inactive))
  Church of Saint Sicaire, Brantome, Departement de la Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
   
• Ventadour, Bernard De   b. 1130  d. 1195
  Poet, Musician. Arguably the most influential of the Provençal (Southern French) troubadors. Ventadour established the "trobar leu" style, in which lyrics of chivalric love were performed in a light, accessible manner. This was the dominant form of troubador song for over a century. He has been directly credited with inspiring the trouvère tradition in Northern France and the Minnesingers of Germany. The son of a baker, he was born in Ventadour, France. According to one of his poems he learned...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Dalon Abbey, Sainte-Trie, Departement de la Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
  Plot: Remnants, now private property
   

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