Chevalier, Tracy: *1962

The Virgin Blue, 1997 - Glossary

bonjour / bonsoir – hello / good evening
cathédrale – cathedral
Cévenol - something or someone from the Cévennes region of southern France
Le Christ descendu de la Croix - a painting (“Christ Taken Down from the Cross”) by Nicolas Tournier
confession – the sacrament of reconciliation in the Catholic Church
huguenots – French Protestants of the 16th–17th centuries, many of whom were persecuted by Catholics
messe – Mass (a Catholic religious service)
paroisse – parish
pèlerinage – pilgrimage
prieuré – priory, a monastery governed by a prior or prioress
La Rousse - a nickname meaning “the red-haired woman”
la Vierge bleue – the Blue Virgin, a reference to the Virgin Mary, often depicted wearing blue robes