The shrine that does good to souls

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

News of the shrine

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

Praying? What’s the use?

What is the use of praying, when we have been praying for years and feel we are not being answered? In the program Sanctuaires normands, broadcast on RCF Orne-Calvados-Manche, Father Charles Lenoir, chaplain at the shrine of Notre-Dame de Montligeon, answers this question in concrete, eloquent terms. He reminds us

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Videos

Catering facilities

Open throughout the year, the catering amenities of the shrine of Montligeon accommodate pilgrims for meals on a daily basis, and cater for all pilgrims,

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Christmas at the shrine

Individually,  with friends or relatives, come and encounter Christ and celebrate Hope at the shrine of Our Lady of Montligeon Christmas Eve: Sunday 24 December

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Contact form

WELCOME to our contact form! Use it to request accommodations, make an enquiry, or entrust a prayer intention to Our Lady of deliverance of souls,

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