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Origin and history

The Notre-Dame-de-All-Pouvoir chapel was built in 1749 in Fongrave, in response to a vow made by the inhabitants in 1742. An epizootic disease then ravaged the local herd, causing the population to promise to build a place of worship dedicated to the Virgin if the epidemic stopped. The date engraved on the door agrife and the name of the consul who ordered the work attest to this origin.

Originally located north of the village, opposite the main street, the chapel was moved in 1899 to facilitate the widening of the road to Castelmoron-sur-Lot. The work, led by mason Roy, carpenter Léglu and locksmith Mariol, followed Baudon's plans. The building, made of brick with a limestone door, houses a statue of the Virgin and Child of the eighteenth century.

Although the annual pilgrimages of May have disappeared, the chapel retains a religious function. Restored in 1992 to consolidate its walls and reveal the bricks, it was listed as historical monuments in 1996. Today, it remains a place of prayer for the faithful, where candles are still burning.

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