Château de Thorens
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Church building
église Saint-Maurice-et-Saint-François-de-Sales de Thorens-Glières
Saint-Maurice-et-Saint-François-de-Sales de Thorens-Glières is a French Catholic church located in the Haute-Savoie department in the commune of Thorens-Glières. It is under the patronage of Saint Maurice d'Agaune, captain of the Legion Thébéenne, martyred at Octodire in Valais, and the saint Savoyard, Francis de Sales.
This parish church was the baptismal place of François de Sales. The present church was rebuilt in 1898 and consecrated on May 15, 1901 under the dual patronage.
Related articles: Diocese of Annecy List of churches of the Haute-Savoie List of historical monuments of the Haute-Savoie
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