Cycling Highlight
Recommended by 4 cyclists
Location: Bessey-Lès-Cîteaux, Dijon, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Many churches in France, including this chapel, are dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the popular title of "Notre-Dame" (in German: "Our Dear Lady"). A brief thought on the Mother of God from Albino Luciani (Pope John Paul I):
"Mary is indeed our sister, as Saint Ambrose says. She led a life very similar to ours. It is of course beautiful to venerate Mary as the Virgin and Mother of God, as the one conceived immaculately by original sin and taken up into heaven; but she is also the Madonna of plates, brooms and cooking pots..."
Every visitor to the Marian shrine can decide for themselves which "Notre-Dame" they would like to venerate here.
January 18, 2025
Small closed chapel, the park opposite is ideal for a short break in the shade.
June 4, 2022
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