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1. View of the Abbey's castle – Orval Abbey loop from Marbehan

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2. Citadelle de Montmédy – Basilica of Our Lady of Avioth loop from Virton

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3. Torgny – Basilica of Our Lady of Avioth loop from Montmédy

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marc_bret

March 31, 2019

A basilica in a village of 200 inhabitants !

Willem VS

September 1, 2023

The Recevresse was restored by Boeswilwald from 1844 to 1846.

The Recevresse is a unique monument in the world. A full-size reproduction is in the Museum of French Monuments in Paris.

This flamboyant Gothic masterpiece was probably built on the site of the discovery of the miraculous statue. It replaces the first modest oratorio. At the beginning of the fourteenth century, when the image of Our Lady of Avioth was finally placed in the church, another image of the Virgin took its place to receive the offering of the pilgrims in her name. This statue was called: the receiving Virgin (la vierge recevresse). As time passed, the name of Recevresse was given to the monument.

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Willem VS

September 1, 2023

The Basilica of Our Lady of Avioth is a religious building in Gothic style, built in the 14th century and located in the former county of Chiny (today in the north of the French department of Meuse). It has been classified as a monument historique since the first list of 1840.

Given its grandeur and the small size of the village of Avioth, the church is also called "the Cathedral of the Fields", because it appears to have been built in no man's land. It owes its location and size to the fact that the village was located on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostella.

The stained glass windows of the Saint-Jean chapel are thanks to the master glassblower Jean-Jacques Grüber (1930).

Thus, for eight centuries, the Basilica of Avioth was built and maintained through gifts and sacrifices. This is still the case today. Today this work is continued by the members of the Association of Friends of the Basilica of Avioth, who manage the donations of the many pilgrims. Together with the municipality, the Conseil général de la Meuse and the Direction régionale des affaires culturelles de Lorraine, we ensure the maintenance and management of the basilica.

The handcuffs above the statue were placed there by prisoners in gratitude to Our Lady of Avioth for their liberation.

The coat of arms on the wall is that of Gilles de Rodemack, provost of Montmédy and governor of Luxembourg at the beginning of the 15th century.

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Location: Avioth, Verdun, Great East, France

Basilica of Our Lady of Avioth

1. View of the Abbey's castle – Orval Abbey loop from Marbehan

2. Citadelle de Montmédy – Basilica of Our Lady of Avioth loop from Virton

3. Torgny – Basilica of Our Lady of Avioth loop from Montmédy

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