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Le site de la Péricholles
Historic site and monument, Chapel, Statue
in Roches
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In the 1870s, Abbé Jamot, parish priest of Roches, fearing the arrival of Protestantism in his parish, decided to seek divine protection through the Blessed Virgin
in the 1870s, Abbé Jamot, parish priest of Roches, fearing the arrival of Protestantism in his parish, decided to seek divine protection through the Blessed Virgin. He therefore purchased a cast-iron statue of Mary Immaculate, 4 m high. It was set on a stone plinth atop a rocky chaos, facing the median, in a position of offering...In the 1870s, Abbé Jamot, parish priest of Roches, fearing the arrival of Protestantism in his parish, decided to seek divine protection through the Blessed Virgin
in the 1870s, Abbé Jamot, parish priest of Roches, fearing the arrival of Protestantism in his parish, decided to seek divine protection through the Blessed Virgin. He therefore purchased a cast-iron statue of Mary Immaculate, 4 m high. It was set on a stone plinth atop a rocky chaos, facing the median, in a position of offering or invitation. The statue was brought by train from Toulouse to Ajain, and carried by oxen to the foot of the rock. A recently restored granite cross welcomes pilgrims to this remarkable site. Legend has it that a local woman deposited a small purse of gold coins beneath the statue.
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