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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world.
My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting.
Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers
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The town of Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt is in dept no, 37 of Indre-et-Loire in the Centre-Val de Loire region of my belle France. Saint-Benoît, located 40 km from Tours, 42 km from Saumur, 93 km from Angers, 173 km from Nantes, and 318 km from my current home, We got there on the N165 to Nantes, then A11 dir Angers, then A85 by Bourgueil take the sortie/exit 5 on the D749 to Avoine ,connect with the D118 to town.
Here you have the Church Saint-Benoît, rebuilt in 1877, and whose sacristy is in the choir of the previous church, dating from the 13C and 15C, It is next to the mairie or mayor’s office building and was closed. Nevertheless, brochures tells us that it has a stained glass window appearing a charity of Saint Martin. Saint Martin is represented standing, imbued, dressed as a soldier, helmeted, with golden armor. He is cutting his red cape with his sword. The beggar is kneeling in front of Saint Martin, and reaches out to the coat. He is dressed in a brown tunic with a bottom and a blue bag. In the background, a horse is also distinguished. Another statue shows a statue of Saint Martin in bishop. The statue is high, it is very colorful. We can see Saint Martin represented in bishop, he holds the bishop’s butt in his left hand. His other hand is broken at the forefront. His clothes are blue and pink. On the base, you can read “St Martin”. The church is undergoing fund raising for renovation by the City with no date in sight for its finish.
A bit of history tell us that the parish of Saint-Benoît de la Mort is found in documents in 1290 and 1298, due to the demise of a fief in 1146. When King Louis XI visited this town in March 1479, it was still called Saint-Benoît-du-Lac-Mort. Indeed, the town was located 150 meters north of the Lac-Mort stream. During the French revolution, the town became Benoît-le-Bois and then again Saint-Benoît. Finally, according to a prefectural decree, the appellation became Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt in 1936.
A nice story from the city page of Saint Benoît la Fôret, me think worth telling here, The American Camp In the early 1950s, a convoy of the American army arrived from Germany, set up its tents and built a camp in a wooded area along the main road from Chinon to Tours… At the same time, the construction of a 1000-bed military hospital was undertaken a few kms before Chinon. Inaugurated in 1951, the US Army Hospital has now become the Centre Hospitalier du Chinonais (Hospital). The establishment of the depot and the American hospital in the town of St Benoit, for more than 15 years (1951/1967), had created many links between the GIs and the locals, several of them working as civilian staff at the Depot Activity in Chinon. Dave Davidson an American, accompanied by Alain, one of his sons, he came to spend a few days in St Benoit to visit his French family Dave is a former soldier assigned to the US camp of St Benoit (Chinon Engineer Depot) for 3 years, from 1958 to 1960. It was at this time that he met Jeannine, whom he married. Aged 80, Dave is now a widower, Jeannine died in 2007. He lives between Austin and Waco, with his two sons Bino and Alain. Bino ,the eldest, was born at the military hospital of Chinon in 1960. Alain was born in Orléans in 1963.
The town of Saint Benoit la Forêt (no church): https://www.saintbenoitlaforet.fr/
There you go folks , another dandy road warrior ride in my trips to the Loire valley, an endless reservoir of beautiful architecture and history of my belle France. Again, hope you enjoy this off the beaten path post to the Church Saint Benoît of Saint Benoît la Fôret !!! as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health and many cheers to all !!! 
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