Saintes‐Maries‐de‐la‐Mer (English spelling)

Japanese: サント･マリー･ド･ラ･メール（英語表記）Saintes‐Maries‐de‐la‐Mer

Located in the Bouches-du-Rhône department on the Mediterranean coast of France, this town is in front of the church of the same name (Romanesque style from the 12th century). It has a population of about 2,200. There is a legend that a group of saints, including the three Marys (sisters of the Virgin Mary, mother of James, and Mary Magdalene), Lazarus, and Sarah the maid, were washed ashore here, and it has been a sacred place of pilgrimage since the Middle Ages. As Sarah was black, it is especially revered by gypsies. The church is also famous as a fortified church building. [Watanabe Masami]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

フランス地中海岸，ブーシュ･デュ･ローヌ県，同名教会(12世紀ロマネスク様式)の門前町。人口約2200。3人のマリア(聖母の姉妹，ヤコブの母，マグダラのマリア)，ラザロ，婢のサラら一団の聖徒がここに漂着したという伝説があって，中世以来巡礼の集まる霊場であった。サラが黒人だったというところから，特にジプシーの尊信を集める。同教会は城塞教会建築としても有名。【渡辺昌美】

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