Notre Dame de Sabart Chapel

The chapel is a Romanesque church rebuilt in 1104 on a Carolingian church partly destroyed in 865. Three naves, two apses and an apse constitute this building which seems to have been built on an ancient plan: square pillars, no columns or sculptures, square doors seem to indicate this.
The facade features some 11th century granite stones, the rest of the bell tower-facade copy only dates from 1842 and the crenellated keep is only from 1870.

This church was repeatedly served, the proximity of the cave of Sabart inhabited by counterfeiters around 1200, serving as a prison in 1345, burned down in 1568, den of brigands and until 1624, it did not obtain its letters of nobility. and its tranquility that around 1876 becoming a seminary of the diocese.

Based on a legend, the construction and the history of this church is certainly not finished and the fervor which accompanies the September 8 pilgrimage of Notre-Dame is equal to the historical and archaeological research (statue of the virgin in wood from the 14th century and fragments of stained glass from the 13th century).

Like many buildings of this type, the protection and enhancement requires substantial financial efforts: a safeguard association has been set up and with the support of the heritage foundation, manages the smooth running of this action.

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