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The priory of Belvezet is a small religious building located in Burzet, in the department of Ardèche, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Built between the 13th and 16th centuries, it is distinguished by its modest size and its integration into a road of Cross linking the village to Burzet Calvary. It houses a unique chapel dedicated to Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs, making it a place of Marian devotion.

Although its precise date of construction remains unknown, expansion works were certified in 1715 under the direction of Father Pierre VIGNE. The priory was looted in January 1794 during the Revolutionary Terror, before being restored in 1830 by the parish priest RIFFARD. It then had a bell in 1860. Several restoration campaigns followed in the 20th century (1935, 1960, 1975) and the roof was rebuilt in 1999. Joined historical monuments in 1981, it bears witness to an enlivened religious and architectural history.

The priory is located in the town of Burzet, at the approximate address 1103 Route de Belvezet, and its inscription to historical monuments specifically concerns its facades, roofs and a vaulted gallery. After the Revolution, its cultural use was maintained despite the vicissitudes, and today it remains an emblematic heritage of the Ardèche, linked to both local devotion and the turbulent history of religious buildings in France.

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