Which place completes this sentence about Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière? Fourvière is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, to whom is attributed the salvation of the city of ______ from the bubonic plague that swept Europe in 1643.
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Correct answer: C. Lyon
Fourvière is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, to whom is attributed the salvation of the city of Lyon from plague in 1643. The answer is Lyon.
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