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  2. Patrimoine
  3. Hauts-de-France
  4. Somme
  5. 80160 Nampty

  6. Notre-Dame-des-Vertus Chapel, with the memorial park of Notre-Dame-des-Vertus, the Orvary of Remembrance 1914-1918 and the statue of the Virgin-aux-Sept-Douleurs

Notre-Dame-des-Vertus Chapel, with the memorial park of Notre-Dame-des-Vertus, the Orvary of Remembrance 1914-1918 and the statue of the Virgin-aux-Sept-Douleurs à Nampty dans la Somme

Somme

Notre-Dame-des-Vertus Chapel, with the memorial park of Notre-Dame-des-Vertus, the Orvary of Remembrance 1914-1918 and the statue of the Virgin-aux-Sept-Douleurs

    4 Route de Beauvais
    80160 Nampty
La chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Vertus, avec le parc mémoriel de Notre-Dame-des-Vertus, du calvaire du Souvenir 1914-1918 et de la statue de la Vierge-aux-Sept-Douleurs
La chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Vertus, avec le parc mémoriel de Notre-Dame-des-Vertus, du calvaire du Souvenir 1914-1918 et de la statue de la Vierge-aux-Sept-Douleurs
Crédit photo : Claude villetaneuse - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1200
…
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1175
First written entry
XVIe siècle
Construction of the current chapel
XVIIIe siècle
Added bell tower
1922
Erection of the Pietà
1934
Inauguration of Calvary 1914-1918
12 décembre 2023
Registration for Historic Monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Notre-Dame-des-Vertus Chapel (Section ZB, Parcel 6); Notre-Dame-des-Vertus Memorial Park and land right-of-way (Section ZB, Parcels 80, 84 and 85), with the exception of the single dwelling house and its annex (Section ZB, Parcel 84); Le Calvaire du Souvenir 1914-1918 (Section ZB, Parcel 85); the statue of the Virgin-aux-Sept-Douleurs (section ZB parcel 85), in whole, located 2 road of Beauvais, shown in the cadastre section ZB, parcels 6, 80, 84 and 85, as delimited on the plan annexed to the decree: inscription by order of 12 December 2023

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Origin and history

The Notre-Dame-des-Vertus chapel, located in Nampty in the department of the Somme, has its origins in the Middle Ages, with a first written mention dating from 1175. The current building, built in the 16th century, preserves an 18th century bell tower. This place of worship acquired a special reputation in the 19th century thanks to the development of Marian worship, then taking the name of Notre-Dame des Vertus. Its architecture mixes brick and stone, with an arrowed slate bell tower, while its interior houses a statue of the Virgin with the Child and many ex-votos.

Backed by the chapel, a memorial park was built in the 20th century, including a Remembrance Calvary 1914-1918 erected in 1934 and a Pietà (status of the Virgin-aux-Sept-Douleurs) dated 1922. These elements, as well as the chapel, were inscribed in the Historical Monuments by order of 12 December 2023. A local association, "Faith and Pilgrimage", founded in 1986, supervised the exterior renovation between 2005 and 2010 and now ensures its preservation.

The site, located at 2 Route de Beauvais, combines religious heritage and historical memory. The chapel, a communal property, and the park, partly private, illustrate the evolution of devotional and commemorative practices in Picardia. Their recent protection underscores their heritage value, both architectural and historical, linked to both the Marian faith and the First World War.

External links

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