Église Saint-Blaise de Gourby

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The church of Saint-Blaise de Gourby is located in the commune of Rivière-Saas-et-Gourby, in the French department of Landes. Built in the 13th century, it is now at the heart of a natural site registered by order of May 18, 1984 of 31.63 ha.

Origin of the name "Gourby": Two assumptions coexist:

The first refers to the invasion of the Sarrazins in 732, led by Abd-er-Rahman. It is assumed that elements of the Moorish army camped there and called it "gourbi", which in Africa means a "woodless place, on which a tribe planted its tent". The second, according to canon Foix, a Dutch historian, claims that the word would come from the Latin corvus or corbera, meaning "country of crows".

History: This chapel dates from the 13th century. It is all that remains of the Benedictine priory of Gourby which owes its origin to the Benedictines of Cagnotte. The Abbey of Cagnotte itself was founded in all probability around the year 900. Already at that time and for 300 years, the city of Saint-Sever had a famous Benedictine abbey. Over the years, the Abbey of Cagnotte, after many vicissitudes, experienced a flourishing growth...