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Notre-Dame de Foy Sanctuary
( Foy-Notre-Dame, Belgium)
There is another old shrine, situated in the hills above the valley of the Meuse between Dinant and Rochefort, just north of the tortuously-twisting river Lesse.
In June 1609, a man who was planning to build a boat felled a tree on the estate of the Baron of Celles.
It turned out to be partly rotted, so he began to chop it up for firewood. What was his amazement to discover, in the hollow of the trunk, a lock of hair, some shiny stones and a figure of the Virgin composed of quartz-like substance. As the news got around, the Lord of Celles had an oratory built, which was replaced a few years later by the present structure, at the suggestion of the Prince-Bishop of Liege.
Located as it is in a popular vacation area, the shrine of Our Lady of Foy has many visitors throughout the spring and summer months, and is known as far away as South America. Of particular interest, however, is the manner in which the residents of communities in this region organize their pilgrimages on foot every year. These affairs have taken on something of the character of the marches militaires popular in other parts of Walloon, Belgium. ‘Soldiers’ in eighteenth-century uniform escort the Pilgrims, muskets are shot off, and arrival at the shrine is signaled by a cannon salute. Though this is pageantry today, it is a reminder of days when pilgrims really could not walk the roads without special protection.
Source: http://www.visitbelgium.com/Shrines.htm
Source: http://www.visitbelgium.com/Shrines.htm
History
The Notre-Dame de Foy , located in the center of the village of Foy-Notre-Dame , six kilometers east of the city of Dinant in Belgium , is a sanctuary of Mary dating from the xvii th century . Built in 1623 , the church is of style baroque Mosan . She has a remarkable coffered ceiling with 145 paintings on wood of oak Marian mysteries, saints and doctors of the Church . The church recognized by the Royal Commission of Monuments and Sites since 1898, is listed real estate classified by the Walloon Region .
The building, made from local materials (limestone Meuse Rance marble, brick, oak), is a perfect example of the expertise of Belgian craftsmen of the time.
Source: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Notre-Dame_de_Foy
Source: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Notre-Dame_de_Foy
What to See
The church , of style baroque Mosan, is of modest appearance: a simple rectangular building. A nave without aisles is extended for a choir of which she is barely distinguishable (without transept ). Many large windows and without windows give great light.
The ceiling is remarkable. It is flat and composed of 21 rows of 7 boxes (5 boxes on the last row of the choir background). Each wooden box oak includes a painting of the Evangelists , the doctors of the Church , and various saints and blessed of the Church. The cross-shaped central row with the fourth row a Latin cross : Paint frames, diamond, there are wider, stressing the importance given to the mysteries of the life of the Virgin Mary and Marian dogmas that are represented.
The altar is surmounted by a painting depicting the birth of Jesus , the work of the Liège painter François Walschartz (1597-1678) disciple of Rubens .
The statue of Our Lady of Foy - just 22 centimeters - is on the predella of the altar on the left. To the left of the altar is the picture offered by the Archdukes Albert and Isabella in 1619: a Madonna and Child with John the Baptist and his mother St. Elizabeth .
Basic Information
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