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  Carpentras - LoveToKnow 1911
CARPENTRAS, a town of south-eastern France, capital of an arrondissement in the department of Vaucluse 16 m.
Carpentras is the seat of a sub-prefect and of a court of assizes, and has a tribunal of first instance, communal college for girls and boys, a large library and a museum.
Carpentras was the seat of a bishopric from the 5th century till 1805.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Carpentras   (379 words)

  
 JewishEncyclopedia.com - CARPENTRAS:
Bishop Hugues permitted twelve heads of Jewish families, who in 1343 had returned to Carpentras, to build a new synagogue, and also to have a cemetery near the city, on payment of a yearly contribution of six pounds of spices, three of ginger, and three of pepper ("Revue Etudes Juives," xii.
For the construction and support of their synagogue and cemetery, the expenses of their ritual, and the heavy taxes arbitrarily imposed upon them from time to time, the community contracted a debt which, at the beginning of this century, amounted to 286, 831.22 francs.
Carpentras constituted formerly, together with Avignon, Lisle, and Cavaillon, the four communities, "Arba' Ḳehillot," that were the only ones tolerated in the French pontifical territory.
www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=190&letter=C   (1049 words)

  
 Carpentras Town Village visit - by Provence Beyond
The center of Carpentras is concentrated inside a ring of boulevards, and in the center of the center, the cathedral and other ancient sites are located inside a circle of small streets.
Medieval: Carpentras was ravaged successively by barbarian invasions during the 5th and 6th centuries, and again in the 12th century.
Carpentras became the capital of the Comtat Venaissin in 1320, under control of the Pope until the 18th century.
www.beyond.fr /villages/carpentras.html   (1222 words)

  
 CARPENTRAS - Online Information article about CARPENTRAS
century, opposite which is a statue of its founder, Malachie d'Inguimbert, bishop of Carpentras; and the former palace of the papal See also:
Carpentras is the seat of a sub-See also:
Carpentras is identified with Carpentoracte, a town of Gallia Narbonensis mentioned by See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /CAR_CAU/CARPENTRAS.html   (611 words)

  
 Carpentras Candies Food Recipes, - by Provence Beyond
Carpentras Candies Food Recipes, - by Provence Beyond
Here are just a few samples of the artistry from the Clavel shop, on 30 rue Porte d'Orange in Carpentras.
Clavel is a specialist in Carpentras candies and berlingots (a hard caramel candy), in the town that's famous for them.
www.beyond.fr /food/candy_carp.html   (93 words)

  
 CARPENTRAS - office de tourisme
Carpentras, Capitale du Comtat Venaissin, offre au regard des visiteurs, l’héritage d’un riche passé historique attesté par la présence des papes sur plusieurs siècles..
Nouveauté 2006: un espace bien être, un espace consacré aux énergies renouvelablesLe 27 novembre, est un jour historique, car il fête le Saint Patron, Siffrein, l’Evêque de Carpentras, (VIè s), un millier de forains et camelots envahissent la ville, et nouveau en 2006 une grande braderie des commerçants du centre ville...à ciel ouvert.
Venez participer (un peu en avance) au gros souper de Noël à Carpentras le 14 décembre.Inscription et réservation: Office de tourisme de Carpentras +33 (0)4 90 63 00 78
www.tourisme.fr /carpentras   (743 words)

  
 Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison) (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]
Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison) (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]
Archdiocese of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison)
Archdiocese of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison) (no longer a Metropolitan)
www.catholic-hierarchy.org /diocese/davig.html   (670 words)

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