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Sign: Paris - the house where the writer and priest François Rabelais died


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1 Rue des Jardins Saint-Paul, 75004 Paris, France
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On the sign:
FRANCOIS RABELAIS
NÉ À CHINON
EST MORT DANS UNE MAISON
DE LA RUE
DES JARDINS ST PAUL
LE 9 AVRIL 1553
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In this house the famous writer François Rabelais (1553-1494) died.
Rebelle is known as the one who wrote the Gargantua and Pantagruel series of books about a life of pleasure that were confiscated upon publication by the French Church.

The house was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
FRANÇOIS RABELAIS
BORN IN CHINON
DIED IN A HOUSE
FROM THE STREET
ST PAUL GARDENS
APRIL 9, 1553



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