Information: - Doubs (Arpitan: "Dubs") is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region of eastern France named after the Doubs River. - Besancon (French and Arpitan: ; archaic ) is the capital of the department of Doubs and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region in eastern France, close to the border with Switzerland. In 2013, it had a population of 116,952. - A martyr (Greek: , "martys", "witness"; stem -, "martyr-") is somebody who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, refusing to renounce, or refusing to advocate a belief or cause as demanded by an external party. This refusal to comply with the presented demands results in the punishment or execution of the martyr by the oppressor. Originally applied only to those who suffered for their religious beliefs, the term is now often used in connection with people imprisoned or killed for espousing a political cause. - The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.27billion members worldwide. As one of the oldest religious institutions in the world, it has played a prominent role in the history of Western civilisation. Headed by the Bishop of Rome, known as the pope, its doctrines are summarised in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church is notable within Western Christianity for its sacred tradition and seven sacraments. - A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family or person. Catholics believe that patron saints, having already transcended to the metaphysical, are able to intercede effectively for the needs of their special charges. - The Basilica of St. Ferjeux is situated in Besancon , in the quartier of Saint - Ferjeux . It is dedicated to the patron saints of Besancon , Ferreolus and Ferrutio ( Ferreol et Ferjeux ) . - Franche-Comte (literally "Free County", Frainc-Comtou dialect: "Fraintche-Comte"; ) is a former administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Bourgogne-Franche-Comte. It is composed of the modern departments of Doubs, Jura, Haute-Saone and the Territoire de Belfort. In 2009, its population was 1,168,208. - Saints Ferreolus and Ferrutio (died ca. AD 212) are venerated as martyrs and saints by the Catholic Church. - A saint, also historically known as a hallow, is a term used for a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness or likeness to God. Depending on the context and denomination, the term also retains its original Christian meaning, as any believer who is "in Christ" and in whom Christ dwells, whether in Heaven or on Earth. In Anglican, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, and Oriental Orthodox doctrine, all of their faithful deceased in Heaven are considered to be saints, but some are considered worthy of greater honor or emulation; official ecclesiastical recognition, and consequently veneration, is given to some saints through the process of canonization in the Catholic Church or glorification in the Eastern Orthodox Church. - France, officially the French Republic, is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories. The European, or metropolitan, area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. Overseas France include French Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. France spans and had a total population of almost 67 million people as of January 2017. It is a unitary semi-presidential republic with the capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. Other major urban centres include Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Nice, Toulouse and Bordeaux. After reading the paragraphs above, we are interested in knowing the entity with which 'basilica of saint-ferjeux' exhibits the relationship of 'instance of'. Find the answer from the choices below. Choices: - administrative region - area - belief - capital - cause - channel - church - country - county - department - dialect - history - martyr - metropolitan - ocean - part - population - province - punishment - region - republic - river - roman catholic church - sea - seven - term - territory
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