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St. Simeon Stylites

Stone ruins of the Church of Saint Simeon Stylites near Aleppo, Syria, with large arches and scattered columns under a clear sky.

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Holy week. Easter. Valladolid. Procession of Nazarenos carry a cross during the Semana Santa (Holy week before Easter) in Valladolid, Spain. Good Friday

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