Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Aquitaine, France
The church Saint-Jean-Baptiste is located in the town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz , in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques .
It is renowned for its altarpiece of the xvii the century gilded wood, probably the most monumental altarpieces of the Basque Country , and the memory of an exceptional event: it is here that was celebrated the marriage of the King of France Louis XIV with the Infanta Maria Theresa of Spain , theJune 9, 1660. The church is classified as historical monuments by decree of the March 7 , 1931
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