Saint Roch
Maboge
6982 Maboge (La Roche-en-Ardenne)
Chapel | 1867 | Classical | Catholic Church
Map
Opening hours
01 March - 31 October
Mon 10.00 - 18.00
Tue 10.00 - 18.00
Wed 10.00 - 18.00
Thu 10.00 - 18.00
Fri 10.00 - 18.00
Sat 10.00 - 18.00
Sun 10.00 - 18.00
Religious offices
2nd and 4th Sunday of the month
Description
Surrounded by the cemetery and completed in 1867, St. Roch's Chapel is a building in flake-stone (probably Ottré's) and bluestone, in an eclectic style, typical of the Belgian monumental style of the XIXth century.
On the right part of its façade, the chapel welcomes a statue of St. Rochus in bluestone, originally placed on the railing of the bridge, built in 1952, which spans the small road leading to Borzée, which spans the Ri du Sart. The right flank of the chapel is decorated with tombstones from the 18th and 19th centuries.
The furniture is of contemporary construction, in the 18th century tradition.
This chapel, with its modest size, decorated with thousands of leaves and wildflowers in both summer and winter, invites you to stop and take a break.
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Remarkable elements
Statue of Saint Roch
Statue of Saint Rochus in bluestone (20th century). Saint Rochus of Montpellier lived in the 14th century and devoted himself to caring for plague victims in Rome and Piacenza. After contracting the disease himself, he withdrew to a forest near Piacenza. A hunting dog brought him bread each day. Its master followed the animal, found the wounded saint and saved him. Saint Rochus is usually depicted with his dog and a plague sore on his thigh.
Statue of Saint Donat
Statue, initially polychrome, is unfortunately covered with white paint. Saint Donatus of Bad Münstereifel (Eifel, Germany) is a saint from the second century, invoking against lightning and storms. The main church of Arlon is dedicated to him.
Statue of Saint Laurentius
Polychrome wooden statue, probably dating from the 18th century. He is depicted with his usual attributes: the palm of martyrdom and the whim, the instrument of his execution in 258. According to the account of his martyrdom, Laurentius, the church's property manager, would not have found a better way to protect them from the persecutors' predatory tendencies than to distribute them among the poor.
Virgin and child
Virgin and child, dressed in a beautiful gilded robe, restored in 2015 by the Dominican Sisters of Cracow.
Banner of the pastoral unit
Etendard of the pastoral unity of La Roche-en-Ardenne, “Heart of the Ardennes on the Ourthe”. It shows the Ardennes forests, children symbolizing joy and brotherhood, and the four elements: water (Ourthe), earth (ochre), fire (red), and the misty sky (turquoise). Also depicted are the seasons through leaf colors, the fish as a Christian symbol and river wealth, the creation of man and woman, and the red line representing Peter’s boat uniting heaven and earth.
Stations of the cross
The Stations of the Cross from 1958, work of the Parisian painter Henri Heiderscheid, born in Algiers in 1943. He commemorates the Passion story of Jesus in 14 painted wooden panels.
Nearby
Circuit
Churches of the Ardennes, from century to century
From bell tower to bell tower in the heart of the Ardennes (car 2 route) - Several churches are built on the very site of very old oratories, of which they have preserved traces. Some were destroyed and then rebuilt, especially after the Religious Wars. Others, more recent, testify to the styles in vogue at the time of our (great-)grandparents....
Of shale and sandstone
From bell tower to bell tower in the heart of the Ardennes (cycle route 1) - How lucky we are to have so many "building stones" in our basement. In this part of the Ardennes, it is mainly schist and sandstone that we find, or even a mixture of the two. The churches built in these rocks draw a very particular strength of character from them... A route for lovers of climbing.
