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1079:. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 191.
1028:"French glass master shines a light on his soul"
782:Ostling, Richard N.; James Wilde (3 July 1989).
1188:"Ivory Coast Church to Tower Over St. Peter's"
1102:"The president, his church and the crocodiles"
1345:The Sociolinguistics of Development in Africa
576:List of largest church buildings in the world
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731:"Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Ivory Coast"
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