Monument of the Encounter

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The Monument of the Encounter, where a statue commemorates the arrival of the Saint in Ars in February 1818.
This statue of Saint Jean-Marie Vianney and a village boy of Ars recalls the saints first journey to Ars when he asked the boy for directions and said, "If you show me the way to Ars, I will show you the way to heaven."
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Coordinates:   45°59'12"N   4°49'30"E
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