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The Villa Bethania was constructed in the French village of Rennes-le-Château between 1901-1905 as part of the former estate of the Abbé Bérenger Saunière, in the name of his maidservant Marie Dénarnaud. ==History== Its foundation stone was laid on 3 June 1901 and building work was completed by May 1905. The architect was Tiburce Caminade of Limoux, the Master builder Elie Bot from Luc-sur-Aude, and the contractor in charge of building the roof was Joseph Fabre of Dourgne.〔Jacques Rivière, ''Le Fabuleux trésor de Rennes-le-Château'', Editions Belisane (1983).〕 Surviving receipts and existing account books belonging to Saunière reveal that the construction of his estate that included the Villa Bethania and the Tour Magdala (and purchases of land) between 1898 and 1905 cost 26,417 Francs.〔Jacques Rivière, ''Le Fabuleux trésor de Rennes-le-Château'', page 175 (Editions Belisane, 1983).〕 The interior of the Villa Bethania is decorated with religious symbolism that includes a terracotta statue version of Murillo's painting ''Assumption of the Virgin'', a figurine of the Infant Jesus of Prague,〔Claire Corbu, Antoine Captier, ''L'héritage de l'Abbé Saunière'', page 37 (Nice: Editions Bélisane, 1985). ISBN 2-902296-56-8. Saunière obtained the figurine of the Infant Jesus from Sister Augustine Marie, the secretary of the Society of Picpus in Paris, who ordered it from Prague in February 1903. The Feast of the Infant Jesus of Prague was celebrated on Sunday, 31 May in 1903. 〕 a painting of Thérèse of Lisieux (also known as ''Thérèse of the Child Jesus'') and a painted copy of a tapestry by the artist Alphonse Mucha. Stained glass windows depicting symbolism of the Sacred Heart complement the Sacred Heart statue of Jesus Christ situated above the entrance to the Villa. Saunière stated during his ecclesiastical trial that it was intended as a home for retired priests.〔Jacques Rivière, ''Le Fabuleux trésor de Rennes-le-Château'' (Editions Belisane, 1983).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Villa Bethania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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