ChapelDeux-Sèvres

Chapelle Notre-Dame de l'Agenouillée

Azay-sur-Thouet

Dimensions

Present chapel (rebuilt in the 20th century) able to hold around 300 people; height of the building not specified

Period

Legendary apparition around 1550; chapel destroyed at the Revolution then rebuilt in 1858, 1864–1876 and in the 20th century

What stands there

Building rebuilt 4 times since the 16th century

According to tradition, around 1550 a lady of the manor, Louise Estivalle, kneeling on the road after helping a beggar, saw the Virgin holding the dead Christ show her, "as if she were there", the Mass being celebrated in the distant church. An oratory was raised on the spot, destroyed at the Revolution and then rebuilt several times (1858–1876, then in the 20th century). The pilgrimage of 8 September keeps this story alive, documented by local tradition rather than by any contemporary source.

Encyclopédie mariale — Marie de Nazareth ↗

Getting there : Masses on Fridays and Saturdays (6 pm) and one Sunday a month; annual pilgrimage on 8 September

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

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In the same department

All places — Deux-Sèvres (10).