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La construction de la plus célèbre église Notre-Dame de Lorette tchèque s’inspire de la Santa Casa, maison de la Vierge Marie située dans la ville italienne de Lorette. La "santa casa" symbolise l'humble demeure où l'Archange Gabriel annonça à Marie qu'elle serait la mère de Dieu.
La Lorette de Prague fut fondée en 1626. Notre-Dame de Lorette est mondialement connue pour son carillon baroque et son extraordinaire trésor religieux dont la pièce la plus admirable est le magnifique ostensoir aux diamants appelé le Soleil de Prague. Le centre de la façade est surmonté d’une tour octogonale qui se caractérise par son clocher à bulbe et sa lanterne abritant les 30 cloches du carillon de Notre-Dame de Lorette.
The construction of the most famous church Czech Our-Injury of Lorette takes as a starting point the Santa Casa, house of the Virgin Mary located in the Italian city of Lorette. The “Santa Casa” symbolizes the humble residence where the Gabriel Archangel announced in Marie that it would be the mother of God.
Lorette of Prague was founded in 1626. Notre Dame of Lorette is universally known for its chime baroque and its extraordinary religious treasure whose most admirable part is the splendid monstrance with diamonds called the Sun of Prague. The center of the frontage is surmounted by an octagonal tower which is characterized by its bell-tower with bulb and its lantern sheltering the 30 bells of the chime of Our-Injury of Lorette.

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