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SPECTACLE OF FIRE

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Princess Charlene of Monaco and her children, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella, take part in the Ceremony of the Sainte Devote, the patron saint of Monaco, this week. According to legend, Devote, a young Christian from Corsica, was killed for her faith by the Roman prefect Barbarus in the 4th centrury. Her body was saved by fellow Christians, put on a boat and brought to Monaco, where she was buried in a chapel near the port. She became the principality’s patron saint in the 17th century. The traditional boat burning marks Devote’s arrival in Monaco.

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