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Basilique Notre-Dame d'Orcival (Notre-Dame-des-Fers)
Orcival
Dimensions
12th-century Auvergnat Romanesque basilica
Period
12th century, on the ruins of an earlier church destroyed by Norman raids in the late 9th century; raised to the rank of basilica by Pope Leo XIII in 1894
What stands there
1 Romanesque basilica, walnut statue of the Virgin in Majesty dated to around 1170, annual pilgrimage on Ascension Thursday
This Auvergnat Romanesque basilica, one of the purest in the region, houses a walnut-wood Virgin in Majesty dated to around 1170, which a legend — presented as such — attributes to Saint Luke. Officially recorded under the name "church of Notre-Dame-des-Fers", it owes this name to the ex-votos of freed prisoners who came to lay down their chains and irons there in thanksgiving. Raised to the rank of basilica in 1894, it is the goal of a pilgrimage every Ascension Thursday.
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Getting there : Free admission
Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.
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Nearby
- Basilique Notre-Dame d'OrcivalChurch · Orcival · 0.4 km
- Puy de DômeSacred mountain · Orcines · 14 km
- Église Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Cornadore de Saint-NectaireChurch · Saint-Nectaire · 16 km
- Chapelle Notre-Dame de VassivièreChapel · Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · 21 km
- Lac PavinLegendary lake / pond · Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · 21 km
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de ClermontCathedral · Clermont-Ferrand · 22 km
In the same department
All places — Puy-de-Dôme (14).