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Chapels and Pilgrims
La Hougue
Bie seems to have been recognised as a pagan site from early times and was
christianised, as many sites are, by the building of an early medieval
chapel on its summit. The chapel of Notre Dame de la Clarté was built in
the twelfth century, possibly replacing an older wooden structure. The
chapel remained in use for about four centuries and then in 1520, the
Jerusalem chapel and crypt were built bg Richard Mabon, the Dean of
Jersey. According to tradition Dean Mabon made money from pilgrims by
staging fake miracles in the chapel and crypt! The two archangels painted
on the ceiling were added shortly after the chapel was
built.
The chapels
were abandoned around the Protestant Reformation and later fell into ruin.
They were extensively rebuilt in 1925 and reconsecrated in 1931. Today
they are the setting for a number of services and an annual
pilgrimage.

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