La chapelle Saint Roch - Pierrelatte, France
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N 44° 22.193 E 004° 41.558
31T E 634860 N 4914348
La chapelle Saint Roch de Pierrelatte
Waymark Code: WMWFYR
Location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Date Posted: 08/30/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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FR La peste sévit à Pierrelatte du 21 août 1629 au mois de mars 1631. A cette occasion, les Pierrelattins font vœu d’ériger une chapelle à Saint-Roch, un de saints les plus invoqués pour ce type d’épidémie. Dès 1631, elle est érigée avec cimetière attenant sur le terrain où avaient été inhumées les victimes de cette épidémie.

Mais la dévotion à Saint-Roch se développant, elle est reconstruite en 1643 et sera de nouveau très utile lors de la peste de 1652.
EN The plague was raging at Pierrelatte on August 21, 1629, in March 1631. On this occasion, the Pierrelattins vowed to erect a chapel at Saint-Roch, one of the saints most invoked for this type of epidemic. In 1631, it was erected with an adjoining cemetery on the ground where the victims of this epidemic had been buried.

But devotion to Saint-Roch developing, it was rebuilt in 1643 and will again be very useful during the plague of 1652.
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1631

Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source

If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Catholic

Street address of Church:
Allée Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Pierrelatte, France
26700

Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]

If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed

If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed

Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed

Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed
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