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Local Heroes | Couple on a Mission

Gospel of Marc

De Montalembert relieved the pain from their son's death by
reviving his favourite garden. Το ζεύγος Montalembert ξόρκισε
το θάνατο του γιου του δίνοντας ζωή στον αγαπημένο του κήπο.

Manuela and Marc-René de Montalembert:
two proud and noble figures who know well
how to handle pain. An Italian woman and The Foundation's
a French aristocrat who show – without garden in Rhodes
showing off – the truth in the Socratic phrase, was granted
"The sign of true nobility is dignity" (and the certificate
of “Garden of
not hereditary titles). Their life and the story excellence” by
of their connection to Rhodes is an actual the American
flashback. It starts from the end. From the Horticultural
Society which
death of their son Marc, who drowned in the visited the site
sea somewhere between Rhodes and Turkey. on April 2018.
Ο κήπος του
Looking out from the window of La Luna Ιδρύματος στη
hotel at night, Manuela wandered with her Ρόδο έλαβε τη
mind in her memories and with her eyes out διάκριση “Garden
to the adjacent garden, where their son Marc of excellence” από
την AHS, μετά
used to while away the hours every time he από επίσκεψη που
visited the island, and then to a small forsaken πραγματοποιήθηκε
church hidden in the foliage. When they φέτος τον Απρίλιο.
discovered that the church was dedicated
to St. Marc, they knew something had to be
done. So the couple decided to buy, develop
and then donate the abandoned garden to
the Municipality of Rhodes. And this is more
or less how the end brought about a new
beginning. For the last 24 years the Marc

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