Église Notre Dame de la Gorge, près des Contamines-Montjoie

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The Notre-Dame-de-la-Gorge chapel is located on the territory of the commune of Contamines-Montjoie (Haute-Savoie) at the bottom of Val Montjoie, at 1,210 meters above sea level, on the edge of the Bon-Nant. Present for at least the eleventh century, this ancient parish church was built in a Baroque style between 1699 and 1707. It has been listed as a historic monument since 2015. It is located on the path which, coming from the Arve valley by Saint-Gervais leads to the Col du Bonhomme and then to Italy. A former hermitage is attached to him, upstream of the river.

History of the parish: A hermit would have settled in the 10th century to provide shelter for travellers (see above). The sanctuary was dedicated to Saint Anthony. The little sanctuary will become a parish. In 1338, the village of Gorge had 30 "fires" (houses). In 1443 Bishop Vittelschi visited the parish, which had only 14 fires. She was then named Notre-Dame-de-la-Gorge and was goddaughter of Saint-Nicolas. The bishop notes that the roof of the church is in poor condition and requires work. In July 1518, a fire damaged the church. During a pastoral tour in 1606, Saint Francis de Sales...