Maison du Tourisme du Roman Païs
rue de Saintes, 48 - 1400 Nivelles - Belgique
Tél : + 32 (0) 67 22 04 44 Fax : +32 (0) 67 21 98 88
e-mail : info@tourisme-roman-pais.be
rue de Saintes, 48 - 1400 Nivelles - Belgique
Tél : + 32 (0) 67 22 04 44 Fax : +32 (0) 67 21 98 88
e-mail : info@tourisme-roman-pais.be
| The Notre-Dame au Bois Chapel (Braine-le-Château) |
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An unusual little chapel... with an upside-down stone… Built in 1740 and restored in 1774, the Notre-Dame au Bois chapel, a single-nave sanctuary with a three-part apse, replaced, according to tradition, a little chapel on the front of which a stone bore the inscription: "S. Marie, refuge de ceux qui sont vexés de la fièvre, prie pour nous" (Holy Mary, refuge of those troubled by fever, pray for us). Thanks to, or because of, a somewhat distracted mason during reconstruction of the chapel, you will find this stone… but upside-down! Mass is presently celebrated there every Friday of Lent at 9 am. Every year at Braine-le-Château, on the Sunday, 2 July or the following Sunday, the procession of Notre-Dame-au-Bois is also held, uniting the President of the 'Cavaliers de Notre-Dame-au-Bois', farmers on horseback, the Sainte-Lucie band, and the statue of Notre-Dame-au-Bois that follows the Blessed Sacrament. The faithful bring up the rear. To find out more, consult the site of the Royal Syndicat d'Initiative (Tourist Office) of Braine-le-Château: www.braine-le-chateau.org |
