CHAPELLE SAINT-LIVIER

The Saint Livier chapel is named after a local saint. Livier was governor of the city of Metz. He was imprisoned in Marsal by the Huns because he refused to renounce his faith. He was taken to the top of the Mont de Saint-Jean and beheaded. Legend has it that where his head fell, a spring gushed out. This spring was soon reputed to be miraculous. A pilgrimage developed and a chapel served by the religious of Salival was built to house the relics of the Saint, part of which was transferred to Metz. The chapel was destroyed in the 16th century, it was rebuilt in the first half of the 17th century. Sold as a national asset to the French Revolution, it was restored in 1805 and then sold in 1848 to the bishopric of Metz. The site still retains its function as a hermitage.