Église Notre-Dame de Bonsecours de Dieppe

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The Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours chapel of Dieppe was built in Dieppe in 1876 for sailors who died at sea. It was first a place of pilgrimage before being a parish church. Many ex-votos testify to sailors who died at sea. It was built by a Mutual Relief Society before being attached to the parish of Neuville-lès-Dieppe in 1914.

Dieppe sailors between local pride and social denigration: Dieppois sailors are traditionally very pious men, which is explained by the harshness of their living conditions throughout the 19th century. They often ventured into the different seas of the globe until the 19th century, creating local pride. Thus, the poem of a Norman poet of the 17th century, which could still be read in the 19th century, gives a panegyric praise to the sailor somewhat exaggerated but realistic about the risks faced by the sailor.

The tradition of christening boats by Dieppois fishermen: It is customary for fishermen in Dieppe to baptize boats. Indeed, the incomprehension with the elements of nature that intellectually exhaust them...