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Chapels and shrines
THE SHRINE OF GRUN
Situated in the heart of the hill of Saint-Vincent.
The building of the shrine is owing to an idea conceived around 1720 by the priest Pierre Bréan, who was already…
Cillian Chapel
LOCATION: built in the heart of the village, on land where an old, public press once stood. HISTORY: completed in 1954, this family chapel dedicated to the Holy Innocents was built by th…
Feilley Chapel
HISTORY: the chapel located in the village of Feilley was erected by Philibert Clappey who, in a deed from 1645, undertook the provision of the funds necessary for its construction. The temple…
Grun Sanctuary
LOCATION: in the centre and almost at the heart of the Saint-Vincent hillside. HISTORY: the construction of the sanctuary came from an idea around 1720 by the priest Pierre Bréan, who wa…
Linty Chapel
LOCATION: on the western edge of the district, the chapel appears to be looking at Col de Joux. HISTORY: desired by the inhabitants of Lenty in 1644. They decided to call it after th…
Moron Church
Situated in the town of Moron, on the Saint-Vincent hillside. Its current structure, with a large circular apse, dates back to the XV century, whe…
Parish church of San Vincenzo
Built by the Benedictines in the XI century in Romanesque style, the church was subject to multiple architectures one over the another, but also some significant modern restoration (1968 – 1972)...
Perrière Chapel
HISTORY: dedicated to St. James the Great whose feast day is the 25th of July, this chapel dates back to the XVI century. Due to its position outside the village and water infiltration, it ha…
Pracourt Chapel
LOCATION: on a rocky peak a short distance from the Roman bridge. HISTORY: originally an oratory erected by the noble Mistralis family. In 1609 François Mistralis extended the oratory an…
Salirod Chapel
LOCATION: it is located in the heart of the old village of Salirod, on the Saint-Vincent hillside. HISTORY: the foundation of the chapel, desired by the local population, dates back t…
