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The Constitutional and Procedural Aspects of the Assignment of Patron Saints in the Public Space in France

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2025-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6059 | Journal ISSN: 0860-150X
Language: English
Page range: 73 - 91
Published on: Jun 3, 2025
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