CHAPELLE ET ORATOIRE SAINT-JOSEPH

The chapel and oratory are located in the heart of the woods of Sainte-Christine. The wooden oratory was built at the request of a local girl, Louise Barrault, born in 1828. At the age of 11, Louise Barrault was orphaned and spent her youth praying in the woods of La Bévinière. She later lost her husband and daughter. All these events led Louise to become a nun under the name of Mère Catherine de Jésus. In 1874, she founded the convent of the Dominican Sisters of Chaudron. The first mass was celebrated in the chapel in 1924, and the last in 1969. The "Poets' Trail" hike will enable you to come across and admire these religious elements. The site is open to the public, but on private land (no picnics). The chapel is open all year round, and the oratory can be visited on request.