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The Notre Dames de Brebières or Basilica of
the Golden Virgin is very
well known by the British and for its legend of the Golden Virgin. In
1915, the church was hit by shell-fire during Wold War I. The statue of
the Virgin and
child at the top was left leaning almost horizontally but it did not
fall. The soldiers said that if the statue would fall, it would mark
the end of the war, be it defeat or victory. It didn't crash for
several years until 1918, a few months before the end of the war. |
