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Sanctuary of Rocamadour
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Barbara & Andreas 🕊️
September 25, 2024
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Two aspects are significant for this very important pilgrimage site in France. The story of its foundation with the discovery of the non-decayed body of the hermit Armadour / Amoureux / Lovers and La Vierge Noir / the Black Madonna, a simple wooden statue from the 12th century.
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RELIQUARY OF SAINT AMADOUR
On August 25, 2016, on the eve of the Solemnity of Saint Amadour, founder of the sanctuary, the relics of the saint were unveiled in this new reliquary by Bishop Laurent Camiade (Bishop of Cahors-Rocamadour).
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RELIQUARY OF SAINT AMADOUR
On August 25, 2016, on the eve of the Solemnity of Saint Amadour, founder of the sanctuary, the relics of the saint were unveiled in this new reliquary by Bishop Laurent Camiade (Bishop of Cahors-Rocamadour).
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Lemmi alias Schlumpf
October 8, 2026
Hiking
Rocamadour is one of the most important medieval pilgrimage sites in France. Pilgrims have been coming here since the 12th century to venerate the tomb of Saint Amadour and, above all, the famous Black Madonna. Pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela also made the site an important stop.
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