Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Catholic Church of France, sometimes called the \"eldest daughter of the Church\" owing to its early and unbroken communion (2nd century) with the bishop of Rome, is part of the worldwide Catholic Church. The French church is under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, curia in Rome, and the French Episcopal Conference.It is estimated that between 41% and 88% of France's population is Catholic, with the higher figure including lapsed Catholics and Catholic atheists. The church is organised into 98 dioceses, served by 20,523 priests. There are approximately 45,000 catholic churches and chapels spread out among 36,500 cities and towns in France. Notable churches of France include Notre Dame de Paris, Chartres Cathedral, Reims Cathedral, and Basilique du Sacre-Coeur, Eglise de la Madeleine, and Amiens Cathedral. Its shrine, Lourdes, is visited by 5 million pilgrims yearly. Some of its most famous saints include St. Thérèse of Lisieux, St. Irenaeus, St. Jean-Marie Vianney the Curé of Ars, St. Joan of Arc, St. Bernadette, Louis IX of France, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac, St. Catherine Labouré and St. Bernard of Clairvaux."@en }
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- Roman_Catholicism_in_France abstract "The Catholic Church of France, sometimes called the \"eldest daughter of the Church\" owing to its early and unbroken communion (2nd century) with the bishop of Rome, is part of the worldwide Catholic Church. The French church is under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, curia in Rome, and the French Episcopal Conference.It is estimated that between 41% and 88% of France's population is Catholic, with the higher figure including lapsed Catholics and Catholic atheists. The church is organised into 98 dioceses, served by 20,523 priests. There are approximately 45,000 catholic churches and chapels spread out among 36,500 cities and towns in France. Notable churches of France include Notre Dame de Paris, Chartres Cathedral, Reims Cathedral, and Basilique du Sacre-Coeur, Eglise de la Madeleine, and Amiens Cathedral. Its shrine, Lourdes, is visited by 5 million pilgrims yearly. Some of its most famous saints include St. Thérèse of Lisieux, St. Irenaeus, St. Jean-Marie Vianney the Curé of Ars, St. Joan of Arc, St. Bernadette, Louis IX of France, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac, St. Catherine Labouré and St. Bernard of Clairvaux.".