Chapelle Notre-Dame de Neunkirch

Friesenheim

According to an account recorded in the 19th century by the Vicomte Théodore de Bussière, a shepherd of Friesenheim is said to have unearthed an ivory statuette of the Virgin while prising out a stone. Carried to the parish church, it reportedly vanished, only to be found again, nine times over, at the very spot where it had been discovered — the episode behind the name Neunkirch. What is historically established: a commemorative chapel was built in 1455, and the statuette, dated to the 14th century, is still venerated in a pilgrimage that remains active today.

Autour du Mont Sainte-Odile - La statue de Notre-Dame de Neunkirch ↗

Getting there : Active pilgrimage site of the diocese of Strasbourg, around 40,000 visitors a year

Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.

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