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TOMB OF LAFAYETTE
October 17, 2022
COWTALES
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There is a cowtale which since the beginning and for a
long time was only shared by and only told amongst
the cows themselves. The cowtale speaks of the time
when God was still busy creating Heaven and all that is
under it.  Because God is God, God created a perfect
cow meadow.  After a while, God ended up regretting
to have overdone it.  To make amends,God created
moomoocow and stuck moomoocow in the cow
meadow.  moo moo moo.
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, known in the United States as Lafayette, is buried in
one far corner of the Picpus Cemetery alongside his wife Adrienne de la Fayette.  Picpus Cemetery, hidden  in the 12th
arrondissement awayf rom the better trod paths of most tourists, is the largest public cemetery in Paris.  This cemetery holds
the remains of 1,306 victims executed between June 14th and July. 27th, 1794, during the peak of the Reign of Terror of the
French Revolution. In 1795, the Marquise Adrienne de La Fayette was to be executed but Elizabeth Monroe, wife of James
Monroe visited the imprisoned marquise on the day before the execution and declared she would come again the next day.  
Not wanting a row with the United States, the life of Mrs. Lafayette was spared.   Today, Lafayette rests in a modest grave
and under soil imported from Bunker Hill together with Adrienne.  An American flag accompanies him at all times.

The little chapel, Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix ("Our Lady of Peace") is tended by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart. The priests of
the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts are referred to as "The Picpus Fathers" because of the order's origins from the
street.  Having also visited Versailles and Napoleon's Tomb, this entire affair is refreshingly modest and deeply meaningful
for Shirley and me.

TOMB OF LAFAYETTE
October 17, 2022