Église de Magrigne

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La Chapelle de Magrigne is a chapel in the commune of Saint-Laurent-d'Arce, in the French department of Gironde. It was classified as Historic Monuments on November 10, 1921.

Presentation: Near the Port of Magrigne, formerly called "Port Malo", the chapel is described in particular in the work of Léo Drouyn and Henri de Marquessac. This chapel is the most complete and best preserved hospital buildings of Gironde. A communal property, it now hosts cultural events. The Association Historique et Archéologique de Saint-Laurent d'Arce (ARHAL) studied its history.

Dedicated to Sainte Quitterie: The chapel of Magrigne is dedicated to Saint Quitterie, daughter of the Roman proconsul of Galicia, Catilius. Her father wanted to marry her to a young wisigoth arian lord, and she fled to Gaul to join the Christian community of Limoges. While in the Adour valley, she was arrested by her father's soldiers in Atura (Aire-sur-Adour). They offered him the choice between obedience to his father and marriage, or to lose his life. Exitery preferred death and was beheaded on the 22nd...