Chapelle des 3 Poirier

Came across this little chapel by accident but what a great little place,This is a translated discripion belowThe Chapel of the Three Pear TreesAccording to priest Renaudeau, the chapel of the three Poiriers was built in 1725, on the border of the parishes of Voutré and Torcé and at a crossroads also called the crossroads of the three Poiriers.It is small and can barely hold fifteen to twenty people standing. There is no mention of it in the confessions or statements made by the local front chapels. this date. His ownership was disputed. Yet this chapel was venerated. People came there from afar to bring young children to give them strength and deliver them from fear. However, in 1834, too degraded, it was prohibited until a first restoration in 1865.Finally, at the end of the 19th century, the parish priest Maréchal organized a collection from the faithful. Originally intended to build a bell tower for a chapel. the parish church, it turns out to be insufficient.The priest then decided to rebuild the chapel of the 3 Poiriers. The old one was razed, then around the year 1901, rebuilt by the craftsmen“Inside, superb paving and an artistically arranged altar”. At the same time, from Paris, arrived a large statue of the Virgin, destined for the new sanctuary, then the faithful set to work to completely renovate the path leading to the chapel.an endless procession was organized to lead the statue from the parish church to theIn 1902, Mr. Maréchal who had organized the revival of the chapel was appointed parish priest of Juvigné.