Church of Notre-Dame-des-Vertus, Aubervilliers

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The Church of Notre-Dame-des-Vertus is a church located 1, rue de la Commune de Paris, which since the traffic closure is known as the "place de la Mairie", in Aubervilliers, France. The building is the place of worship of the Catholic parish of Aubervilliers in the diocese of Saint-Denis-en-France.

Location: The church is located in the commune of Aubervilliers, in Seine-Saint-Denis, and has been classified as historical monuments since 17 July 1908.

A church is attested to at the beginning of the thirteenth century, St.Christophus, perhaps of Carolingian origin. In 1242 it was attached to Saint-Marcel de Saint-Denis. Summer 1336: drought and lack of water have terrible consequences in Aubervilliers, in the heart of the largest vegetable plain in France. On 14 May, a young girl came to pray in the church of Aubervilliers: "The divine Mother of God had a soft rain flowing from the face of her statue, falling with heavy drops on the altar. This rain was soon followed by a soft and abundant rain that revived the earth." Following the miracle of the rain and the many healings that...