{"id":14851,"date":"2011-09-28T23:12:02","date_gmt":"2011-09-29T06:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=14851"},"modified":"2021-03-15T09:50:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T16:50:58","slug":"the-cathedral-of-the-assumption-in-ajaccio-corsica-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/14851","title":{"rendered":"The Cathedral of the Assumption in Ajaccio, Corsica, France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cathedral of the Assumption in Ajaccio, Corsica, France is the place where Napoleon Bonaparte was baptized on 21 July 1771. The main altar is from the Dei Suffraganti church in Lucca and was given to the cathedral by Napoleon&#8217;s sister, Elisa Bacciochi, princess of Lucca and Piombino. Prominent in the back of the cathedral are the pipes of the organ and, on one side of the cathedral is the Chapel of Our Lady of Mercy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Cathedral-of-the-Assumption-Exterior.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14852\" title=\"Exterior of the Cathedral of the Assumption\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Cathedral-of-the-Assumption-Exterior.jpg\" alt=\"Exterior of the Cathedral of the Assumption\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Cathedral-of-the-Assumption-Exterior.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Cathedral-of-the-Assumption-Exterior-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Cathedral-of-the-Assumption-Exterior-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Exterior of the Cathedral of the Assumption<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Exterior of the Cathedral of the Assumption (Ajaccio, Corsica, France); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 09 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Cathedral-of-the-Assumption-Main-Altar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14854\" title=\"Main Altar of the Cathedral of the Assumption\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Cathedral-of-the-Assumption-Main-Altar.jpg\" alt=\"Main Altar of the Cathedral of the Assumption\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Cathedral-of-the-Assumption-Main-Altar.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Cathedral-of-the-Assumption-Main-Altar-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Cathedral-of-the-Assumption-Main-Altar-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Main Altar of the Cathedral of the Assumption<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Main Altar of the Cathedral of the Assumption (Ajaccio, Corsica, France); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 09 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Cathedral-of-the-Assumption-Organ-Pipes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14855\" title=\"Organ Pipes in the Cathedral of the Assumption\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Cathedral-of-the-Assumption-Organ-Pipes.jpg\" alt=\"Organ Pipes in the Cathedral of the Assumption\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Cathedral-of-the-Assumption-Organ-Pipes.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Cathedral-of-the-Assumption-Organ-Pipes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Cathedral-of-the-Assumption-Organ-Pipes-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Organ Pipes in the Cathedral of the Assumption<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Organ Pipes in the Cathedral of the Assumption (Ajaccio, Corsica, France); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 09 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Chapel-of-Our-Lady-of-Mercy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14856\" title=\"Chapel of Our Lady of Mercy\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Chapel-of-Our-Lady-of-Mercy.jpg\" alt=\"Chapel of Our Lady of Mercy\" width=\"420\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Chapel-of-Our-Lady-of-Mercy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Chapel-of-Our-Lady-of-Mercy-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Chapel-of-Our-Lady-of-Mercy-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Chapel of Our Lady of Mercy<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Chapel of Our Lady of Mercy (Ajaccio, Corsica, France); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 09 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright \u00a9 2011 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cathedral of the Assumption in Ajaccio, Corsica, France is the place where Napoleon Bonaparte was baptized on 21 July 1771. 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