ChurchLoire

Église Notre-Dame de Valfleury

Valfleury

Dimensions

19th-century pilgrimage church, bell tower of around 20 m

Period

Legendary discovery of the statue around the year 800; Benedictine monks settled around 1052; present building of the 19th century

What stands there

Marian pilgrimage attested since the 11th century, still celebrated every year

Tradition relates that a shepherd discovered, around the year 800, a statue of the Virgin and Child hidden in a flowering broom bush. Carried off by the priest to the village church, it is said to have vanished in the night despite the locked doors, reappearing on the very spot where it was found, a wonder attributed to the angels. This story, handed down by tradition rather than by sources contemporary with the events, gave Valfleury its name and founded a Marian pilgrimage attested since at least the 11th century.

Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Valfleury (site officiel) ↗

Getting there : Village reached by road from Saint-Chamond; STAS bus routes no. 10 (Saint-Étienne) and no. 48 (Gier valley)

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

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Nearby

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Aqueduc romain du Gier - site du Plat de l'AirMedieval bridge · Chaponost · 31 km
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In the same department

All places — Loire (9).