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Collégiale Notre-Dame de Quézac

Quézac

Dimensions
around 440 m above sea level
Period
Building founded in 1052, raised to collegiate status in 1365
What stands there
1 reappearance of the statue in the furrow where it had been found

According to the traditional account, a ploughman found a Black Madonna in a furrow he was cutting; taken to the village church, the statue vanished during the night and reappeared, in the morning, at the exact spot of its discovery — a sign understood as the Virgin's own choice of place. An oratory was then raised there. Historically, a religious building is attested at Quézac from 1052, raised to collegiate status in 1365 by Pope Urban V, a native of the region; only the legend of the statue belongs to oral tradition rather than to verified history.

Wikipédia - Collégiale Notre-Dame de Quézac ↗

Getting there : Free access to the village; collegiate church open to visitors all year round.

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

Ambient sound

Collégiale Notre-Dame de Quézac
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