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Beauvais
In travel terms in modern day France this town has been re-invented by Ryanair as an alternative Paris airport. So long as the 1 hour plus drive to Paris does not trouble you or the wait for a train then this is a good point of entry into France.
All Roman Catholics should be aware of Vincent of Beauvais. Vincent of Beauvais, c.1190 to c.1264, was a French Dominican friar. He was the author of three of the four parts of the Speculum majus, of great value as a summary of the knowledge of his time. The part entitled "Morals" is of unknown authorship, but is not by him. The three parts written by him are entitled "Nature," "Instruction," and "History." In "Nature," the order followed is that of the six days of creation described in Genesis. "Instruction" ranges from the liberal arts to the mechanical arts. The "History" epitomizes the story of man since Adam as it was understood by 13th-century scholars.
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