To see around
See more
Open
Close
Consulter
Consulter
Consulter
Consulter
Consulter
Consulter
Consulter
Consulter
Consulter
Consulter
Consulter

Oups... It would appear that Cirkwi does not have permission to use your location.

Chapelle Saint-Roch

Chapelle  Saint-Roch
Credit : Droits libres

Description

The chapel of St- Roch was built following a plague that has plagued the region in the early seventeenth century.


Saint-Roch is often cited as the saint who usually attends his devotees against infection (the plague, among others).

Saint-Roch is usually represented with a dog.
Saint Roch was born in 1349 in Montpellier. At his majority, he distributed all his goods to the poors and went on a pilgrimage to Roma.
He stopped in several cities in Italy affected by the black plague and obtained many cures.
Unfortunately, he also caught the disease.
He then retired in a forest so as not to infect others.
Only a dog of a neighboring lord would visit him and bring him everyday a loaf of bread stolen from his master’s table.
Intrigued by his dog’s merry-go-round, the lord followed him and discovered Roch at the bottom of his retreat. He rescued him and Roch regained his health.

Note: Chapel only visible from the outside.

Technical information

Updated at : 09/10/2021
08320 Vireux-Wallerand
Lat : 50.08922Lng : 4.710132

Altimetric profile

Ratings and reviews

To see around
See more
Open
Close
Consulter
Consulter
Consulter
Consulter
Consulter
Consulter
Consulter
Consulter
Consulter
Consulter
Consulter