Church of Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours

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The Church of Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours is the resting place of the Polish king Stanislaw I Leszczynski, who was the last duke of Lorraine. A large stone relief of the coat of arms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is located on the clock tower on the main front.

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Address
Avenue de Strasbourg 256, Nancy, France

Established
1737-1741

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