Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Toute-Aide de La Prénessaye

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The chapel Notre-Dame-de-Alle-Aide is located in the village of Querrian, on the commune of La Prén try in the Côtes-d'Armor. The sanctuary is located on the site of the Marian apparitions of Querrian in 1652. The chapel and sanctuary were built at the request of the bishop of Saint-Brieuc, Denis de La Barde on September 11, 1652.

From that moment on, pilgrimages were organized very quickly, and the strong influx of the faithful prompted the ecclesial authorities to enlarge the chapel and build new buildings in the sanctuary. Constructions around the original chapel grew until the end of the 19th century. In 1998, a new series of renovation and construction works began over several decades.

In 2005, the sanctuary received the title of "diocesan sanctuary". In 2019, the chapel was equipped with an organ. Two great pardons are organized each year bringing together some 10,000 pilgrims: that of August 15 and that of Sunday following September 8 (the feast of the nativity of Our Lady).

Another "little forgiveness" takes place in early October: the Rosary. A total of 70 to 100,000 people are estimated to be...