A mass to pay homage to Louis XVI, the anniversary of his death, is held in the cathedral of Mirepoix, in Ariège, Thursday, January 21.
A surprising choice, in a department which sent two rebellious deputies to the National Assembly.
According to
La Dépêche du Midi
,
it was the family of the Count of Paris, who now lives in the neighboring department of Aude, who made this choice.
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“
I did military training not so long ago.
I had one of Mélenchon's relatives with me.
We spent a very, very nice year together.
What is important is the value of a man, whatever his political label
, ”laughs the Count of Paris with
La Dépêche.
For Julien Plaza, the president of the Free Thought of Ariège, an association attached to the values of the Republic, to the end of the monarchy and to the defense of human rights, "
that a count of Paris wants to do a mass in memory of Louis XVI, there is nothing scandalous about it (...) What would be more serious is that a representative of the Republic goes to this mass in an official way
”.
The mayor of Mirepoix, Xavier Caux, has also learned of the coming of the Count of Paris in ...
La Dépêche
.
Due to the restrictions related to the Covid, the cathedral will not accommodate more than 114 people for mass in Mirepoix.