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According to legend, it was built based on a promise made by Charlemagne.

Vry is a French commune located in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region. https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vry

About the Notre-Dame de Rabas chapel, the legend says: "Overwhelming heat! A troop of hunters and a pack of dogs pursue a deer at bay in the woods of Saint-Hubert. They get lost. People and beasts suffer from intense thirst. Very touched to see his people and his animals suffer, Charlemagne then made a vow to build a chapel to the Virgin if she came to his aid. Suddenly, under the feet of his horse springs a fresh and clear source. This is how the first stones of the chapel were laid during the 9th century.

Vigy is a small town bursting with life, animated by inhabitants who cherish their land. Hikers, pedestrians and cyclists always find something to recharge their batteries. On the village square, coffee becomes almost an obligatory break, especially if you go there on Friday at the end of the afternoon, market day.

Beautiful, detached chapel, not far from the "Charlemagne" spring.

Legend has it that the ruler, so thirsty, promised the Virgin to build a chapel if she would quench his thirst. Then his horse pawed the ground and a spring appeared.

LA SOURCE DE CHARLEMAGNE - Charlemagne This ancient legend, deeply rooted in popular imagination, dates back to the 9th century. century back. The story goes that Charlemagne, who was in the town of Thionville in transit, went hunting in the region with his men and hounds. On a beautiful, hot summer's day, they continued towards Vigy and Saint-Hubert. However, as the hours passed, the heat became so oppressive that even the Emperor could not quench his thirst. Then he called the Virgin Mary in the middle of the forest and promised her that if she would conjure up water, he would have a chapel built for her. Immediately the prayer became a reality. A spring of pure water sprang from the hooves of his horse... Even today, visitors and pilgrims in transit hike to the mythical spring of the Emperor, which still flows in the middle of the forest.