This large 12th century Romanesque chapel in Bouc Bel Air is located a few meters from an old mill, in the pine forest near the old village, which offers, besides the attraction of a typically Mediterranean forest, a beautiful point of view on the plain and on all the massif of the Etoile.
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In addition, it is a precious testimony to the fervor of the boucaine faith, since an annual procession took place on Sunday after Easter and Assumption day, and it was home to many ex-votos, mostly in the eighteenth century. The 48 ex-votos are currently kept in a secure place, waiting to be able to present them again in the Church of St. Andrew and in more suitable furniture. Reflecting a popular culture, they are of an extreme variety (diseases, epidemics, accidents, drownings, shipwrecks, falls ...) and enlighten us in an often moving way on the daily life of our ancestors.
In addition, it is a precious testimony to the fervor of the boucaine faith, since an annual procession took place on Sunday after Easter and Assumption day, and it was home to many ex-votos, mostly in the eighteenth century. The 48 ex-votos are currently kept in a secure place, waiting to be able to present them again in the Church of St. Andrew and in more suitable furniture. Reflecting a popular culture, they are of an extreme variety (diseases, epidemics, accidents, drownings,...
