Saint Etienne chapel at Bionay domain

  • Historic site and monument
  • Religious heritage
  • Chapel
chemin des chapelles, 74500 Publier
Traces of a chapel date back to the earliest days of evangelization on the shores of Lake Geneva (around the 6th century).
Dedicated to Saint-Etienne (1st martyr), in the 9th century it housed a relic of Sainte-Anne, a reward received, according to legend, by Tristan de la Chapelle, the local lord.
Ceded in 1266 by Pierre de Savoie to the priors of Thonon and Bellevaux, it later became part of the history of the château built nearby. In the 16th and 17th centuries, it was the seat of a small parish, annexed to Publier, where Saint-François de Sales celebrated mass.
A fine example of rural architecture from the...

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Saint Etienne chapel at Bionay domain
chemin des chapelles, 74500 Publier

Spoken languages

  • French
Updated on 25 July 2024 at 10:17
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