as in church
a building for public worship and especially Christian worship
left Edinburgh early in the morning for St. John's Kirk in Perth
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There are beautiful walks and cycle rides and pretty Champenois villages in every direction, including Hautvillers, with the little church where Dom Pérignon is buried.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026 -
There’s one in white marble in Square Samuel Rousseau opposite Saint Clotilde church, wings protectively covering the composer César Franck.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Set the scene This red-brick Palladian pile is right at the foot of the looming Rock of Cashel, one of Ireland’s most famous historic sites, with its Romanesque chapel, roofless cathedral and pencil-shaped round tower.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Culpo and McCaffrey married in June 2024 in a chapel in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, with the model wearing a Dolce & Gabbana gown, before celebrating at the historic Ocean House.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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Among those who participated in one of the discussions was a leader from the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, where there was a similar shooting, and a Sikh leader from Wisconsin, where seven people were shot and killed at a Sikh temple 14 years ago.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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So these are collections of shophouses with a Chinese Taoist temple, usually at the heart of it in the Unesco site.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2026
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Set the scene This red-brick Palladian pile is right at the foot of the looming Rock of Cashel, one of Ireland’s most famous historic sites, with its Romanesque chapel, roofless cathedral and pencil-shaped round tower.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Highlights include the Gothic cathedral and the Alcázar, with its Mudéjar palaces and gardens.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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