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At Montligeon, we pray and encourage prayer for the deceased.

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Le père Charles Lenoir nous explique à quoi sert la prière
Faith and teaching

Does Faith Change My View of the World?

Father Charles Lenoir, chaplain at the Shrine Notre-Dame de Montligeon was invited for an interview by RCF Orne-Calvados-Manche as part of their program Sanctuaires Normands to address a simple, key question: does faith change my view of the world? In our anxiety-triggering world, faith is more than a spiritual idea:

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Après la mort, résurrection ou réincarnation ?
Faith and teaching

Shall we resurrect or reincarnate after death?

After death, shall we resurrect or reincarnate? Can Christian faith welcome the idea of reincarnation? Intuitively, we feel that the answer is no, since the Christians confess the resurrection of the dead, not the return of a soul into another body. Yet, this idea, which is both an inheritance from

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Festival de l'Ascension au sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Montligeon
Shrine life and news

Ascension Festival at Buguet workshops

Hundreds of pilgrims, families and visitors attended the Ascension Festival on May 31, 2025 at the Notre-Dame de Montligeon sanctuary and Buguet workshops. Here’s a look back at a fun-filled day that appealed to young and old alike, and even animals. Photo gallery of the Ascension Festival, held on Saturday

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Moms

Moms, take a break to get listened to

Angélique is a regular participant of Moms Breaks. She comes to take some time for herself, stop to catch her breath, talk, pray and get support. She describes how, basically, the sessions take place. They give her an opportunity to meet other people and relax, as well as meet again

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Don Paul Denizot, recteur
Faith and teaching

Hell is Other people – Really?

Man is a relational being. He grows with others, he flourishes thanks to them. He suffers with them and weeps because of them. Since ancient times, man has remained a mystery to himself and to his fellow creatures. As Plautus put it in the 2nd century B.C.: “Man is a

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Travaux

Update on the Restoration Works on the Basilica 2026: Roofing, Masonry

On February 25, 2026, a site meeting was held on the south roof of the basilica of Notre-Dame de Montligeon to review the progress of restoration work. The meeting brought together François Pougheol, expert heritage architect in charge of site supervision, Alexis Effroy, general secretary of the shrine, Guillaume Le

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Videos

Become a Hope Maker

2023 – 2029 Restoration campaign Our Lady’s basilica, at the outstanding shrine of Montligeon, where one comes and find comfort and hope, is in jeopardy

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Believing in eternal life

The death of a beloved is always cause of much grief. In societies saturated with information, fundamental interrogations relating to the meaning of life, death

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