Joigny
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Joigny (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a commune in the Yonne département in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
It is located on the banks of the river Yonne.
History
The current city, originally known as Joviniacum in Latin, was founded during Roman times by Flavius Jovinus prefect of the Roman militia in Gaul in AD 369.
During medieval times, it was fortified as a stronghold at the end of the 10th century by Template:Ill, Count of Sens, on part of the lands of the Sainte-Marie du Charnier de Sens Abbey. The Porte du Bois, a gateway with two massive flanking towers, is a relic of the castle.[2]
After passing through several hands, it came into the possession of the family of Villeroi in the 18th century. A fragment of a ladder preserved in the church of St André commemorates the successful resistance offered by the town to the English in 1429.
Population
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Some notable people
- Marcel Aymé
- Edme Joachim Bourdois de La Motte, first physician to Napoleon's son
- Yom Tov of Joigny, Rabbi and poet
- Anne Plantagenet
- Jean de Joigny
- François de Saint-Just (1896-1989), French politician[3]
It was also the home of Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, who founded the Roman Catholic Society of the Sacred Heart in 1800.
Churches
- The church of St Jean (16th century), which once stood within the Script error: No such module "Lang". of the old castle, contains a representation (15th century) of the Holy Sepulchre in white marble.
- The church of St André (12th, 16th and 17th centuries), of which the best feature is the Renaissance portal with its fine bas-reliefs.
- The church of St Thibault (16th century), in which the stone crown suspended from the choir vaulting is chiefly noticeable.[2]
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Saint Andrew Church, Pietà
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Saint John Church, Deposition of Christ (16th century)
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Saint John Church
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Inside of Saint Theobald Church
Twin towns – sister cities
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- Template:Flagicon Mayen, Germany (1964)
- Template:Flagicon Godalming, England, United Kingdom (1985)
- Template:Flagicon Hanover, United States (1993)
- Template:Flagicon Joigny-sur-Meuse, France (2004)
- Template:Flagicon Amelia, Italy (2005)
- Template:Flagicon Kilibo, Benin (2011)
See also
References
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External links
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- Communes of Yonne
- Champagne (province)
- Populated places established in the 4th century
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