Notre-Dame de Bon Secours
Rue de la Chapelle
5555 Oizy (Bièvre)
Chapel | 1688 | | Catholic Church
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Opening hours
Permanently open.
A part of the chapel is only accessible on Sunday afternoon in May and August (or on demand : +32 61 51 11 20).
Description
The charm of a church or chapel is sometimes its setting rather than its architecture or its contents. This is the case of this little chapel of Oisy in the commune of Bievre. It is a distance from the village, high up and surrounded by majestic centuries old lime trees.
It was built in 1688. One comes here the 30th May and at the Assumption and Annunciation for the cult of the Virgin, due to a miracle attributed to the saint. Numerous votives on the walls recognise cures or answered prayers. The chapel and its trees are protected.
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Remarkable elements
Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Restored in 2017.
Inscription above the entrance door
Une mention latine au-dessus de la porte intérieure de la chapelle "ConCVLCa DeMones genItrIX perpetVa VIrgo" qui se traduit par "Foule aux pieds les démons, Mère toujours Vierge" rappelle la date du grand pèlerinage de protestation du 23 mars 1876 à la chapelle en faveur du pape Pie IX, dépossédé de ses biens et "emprisonné" au Vatican. Les lettres en gras, additionnées donnent : C(100) + C(100)+ V(5) + L(50) + C(100) + D(500) + M(1000) + I(1) + IX(9) + V(5) + VI(6) = 1876.
Ex-votos
De nombreux ex-votos sur les murs expriment la reconnaissance pour des guérisons ou des prières exaucées.
Dallage
Au pied de l’entrée de la chapelle se trouvent quelques dalles disposées en forme de calice.
