Our Lady of Bermont
Ermitage de Bermont
88630 Greux
Chapel | XI - XIII - XVI - XIX | Gothic | Catholic Church
Map
Opening hours
01 January - 31 December
Mon
Tue 11.00 - 12.30
Wed 11.00 - 12.30
Thu 11.00 - 12.30
Fri 11.00 - 12.30
Sat 11.00 - 12.30
Sun 10.00 - 12.30
Description
The chapel of Our Lady of Bermont has been watching over the Meuse valley for more than a thousand years. It is situated in the municipality of Greux in the Vosges department, three kilometres north of the birthplace of Joan of Arc. Saint Joan of Arc liked to go on pilgrimage there on Saturdays and often during the week to offer candles and flowers to Our Lady, to meditate and to pray.
The foundation of this modest sanctuary is lost in the mists of time, in the shadow of Saint Maurice and Saint Martin. A humble land of the Church, a discreet witness to the history of France since Hugues Capet, the hermitage of Bermont has survived the trials of the centuries. Today, the association "Notre-Dame de Bermont - sainte Jehanne d'Arc", has restored this modest sanctuary and strives to keep it alive, while respecting its history and eremitical tradition.
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Remarkable elements
Romanesque Christ
11th century wooden Christ, Romanesque style, protected as a historical monument and present in the chapel for 1000 years.
Particularly gentle expression of the face.
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Statue of Our Lady of Bermont
Wooden statue of Notre-Dame de Bermont from the 14th century, before which St Joan of Arc prayed. A stone copy of the original, which was in the chapel until 1976 and is currently on display in the crypt of the Basilica of Domrémy (open to the public).
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Statue of Saint Thiébaut
Polychrome stone statue of Saint Thiébaut from the 14th century. Broken during the French Revolution, it has been restored to its original polychromy. It bears witness to the saint's reputation for sanctity in the region.
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Wall paintings
Wall paintings of the former covering, which has disappeared under several superimposed layers. The 15th-century painting depicts St Joan of Arc in several drawings by contemporaries of her time.
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Stoup and pool
An 11th century font carved from a Roman column. During mass, the pool - a kind of stone sink - was used for the purification of the chalice until the Council of Trent.
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Set of stone statues
Set of 14 original stone statues representing Saint Joan of Arc facing her voices (Saints Michael and Gabriel, Saints Catherine and Marguerite), as well as saints from France or having a link with her mission: Saints Rémi, Martin, Maurice, Pius X, Joseph, Louis, Saints Clothilde, Marguerite-Marie, Thérèse of the Child-Jesus. Sculpted by a Benedictine monk from Flavigny-sur-Ozerain in the 21st century.
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