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A few books
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* Our Lady of the Guard, "Our Good Mother ", text jointly written, preface by Archbishop Panafieu,(CIE,1996). 32 pages. Profits go to the Basilica. Available in English. |
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* Notre-Dame de la Garde, by Monsignor Paul Blanc (Ouest-France,1994). This 32-page opuscule is a historical, tourist and spiritual guide of the site. Available in English. |
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* La Vierge de la Garde au milieu des bastions, by Father Robert Levet (Paul Tacussel,1994). In 228 well-documented pages, the author describes the sometimes serene sometimes conflictual cohabitation of men of war and men of the Church on the hill of the Guard. Also contains the general history of the site. Only in French. |
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* Cet ascenseur qui montait à la Bonne Mère, by Father Robert Levet (Paul Tacussel, 1992). The whole complicated history of the prodigious steam-powered hydraulic lift which carried hundreds of thousands of people up to Our Lady of the Guard from 1892 to 1967. Only in French. |
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* Notre-Dame de la Garde, la Bonne Mère de Marseille, by Françoise
Hildesheimer, archivist - paleographer, curator at the national Archives.(Jeanne Laffitte,1985). A refrence book containing or indicating nearly all the historical sources on this topic. Only in French. |
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* Revue "Marseille" (directed by Serge Botey), n° 179 : a precise and detailed article by D. Jasmin : Notre-Dame de la Garde, la difficile édification. This issue, coordinated by Jean Chelini and Regis Bertrand, two well-known Provençal university figures, contains a huge file on religion at the time which enlightens the historical and social context during which the basilica was built. Only in French. |
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* Ex-voto marins de Notre-Dame de la Garde, by Félix Reynaud (La Thune,1996). This work is not only a picture album, but also a reliable source of information. Only in French. |