Chapelle Saint-Gibrien

The Chapelle Saint-Gibrien is a historic chapel in Montcourt, Sauvigny, Meuse, France. It was built in the 13th century.[1] It was named after Saint Gibrian.[2] When the hamlet of Moncourt was destroyed in the 15th century, the chapel was guarded by a hermit.[1]

Marian shrine inside the chapel
The chapel in 2005

References
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  1. Base Mérimée: Chapelle Saint-Gibrien, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  2. Wolff, Jocelyn (1999). Le patrimoine des communes de la Meuse. Vol. 2. Paris: Flohic éditions. p. 1050. ISBN 9782842340742. OCLC 45420059.

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