A very ancient sanctuary located in Lubersac, Notre-Dame de Rubeaux was erected by a mother in gratitude for the healing of her child. A place of consecration for young girls and children, the sanctuary was destroyed in 1793 before being restored by the piety of the faithful who reconstructed the broken statue.
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NOTRE - DAME DE RUBEAUX, IN THE DIOCESE OF TULLE.
Origin and etymology of the sanctuary
The sanctuary was founded by a Christian mother following the miraculous healing of her child; its name comes from the local dialect expression meaning the stream of the wood.
Notre-Dame de Rubeaux Notre-Dame de Rubeaux Ancient Marian sanctuary located in the parish of Lubersac. , in the parish of Lubersac, in the diocese of Tulle, is a sanctuary so ancient that its origin cannot be assigned: what is known is that it is the work of a Christian mother who, seeing her child near death, vowed to erect a chapel in honor of the Blessed Virgin if her child were returned to her. The child recovered his health; and the grateful mother raised the promised chapel in a wood favorable to the recollection of prayer, and on the edge of a stream that crossed it; from which the chapel took the name of *ri dou boe*, i n the dial ri dou boe Ancient Marian sanctuary located in the parish of Lubersac. ect of the time, that is to say, stream of the wood, and, by abbreviation, *Rubeaux*. The main purpose of this pilgrimage was to consecrate young girls to the Blessed Virgin and to place them under her protection. They were brought to be consecrated to her at the time they were in service; they were brought back to be offered to her and recommended again to her care on the days of her feasts and at certain times of the year. Young people presented themselves there in white clothes and were part of the processions instituted in honor of the Queen of Virgins. Even today, on the Sunday after the Assomption Principal feast of the sanctuary celebrated on August 15. Assumption, which is the patronal feast of the chapel, and every day of the following week, up to and including Sunday, mothers bring their children to the chapel and have the Gospel of the Mass of the Blessed Virgin recited over them, where these words are read as a consoling prognosis for their future: "Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you." One day, a sailor was even seen, after the death of his wife, on the eve of leaving for a distant expedition, coming to bring his young orphan to Notre-Dame de Rubeaux, and raising her toward her in his arms, saying: "Blessed Virgin, be the Mother of this dear child whom a father entrusts to you, and who has lost her mother on earth."
Traditions and pilgrimage of children
The pilgrimage is centered on the consecration of young girls and children to the Virgin, with specific rites during the week of the Assumption.
The highest ranks of society share this devotion of the people for Our Lady of Rubeaux; and the veils, trimmings, or albs that they offer to the chapel always bear in embroidery some words relating to children, such as these: "Mother without stain, pray for us and for our children."
Devotion of social classes
Devotion to Our Lady of Rubeaux extends to the highest ranks of society, who offer liturgical linens embroidered with prayers for their children.
In '93, revolutionary vandalism demolished the sanctuary, dispersed all the documents that would have preserved its origin and history for posterity, tore the statue from its pedestal, smashed it to pieces, and sold the very site of the chapel as national property. But, while, by a visible punishment from heaven, the principal author of these sacrilegious acts lost his sight, as did a young child who was his only hope, the faithful gathered, with religious care, the debris of the broken statue; and, when better days dawned, they reconstituted it with these fragments, repurchased the site of the chapel, and raised a sanctuary there to restore the ancient image of Mary to worship. The woods that surrounded it h Marie Mother of Jesus, who appeared to Bertrand. ave been succeeded by a cheerful and lively site, enlivened by the dwellings of numerous faithful, who have taken pleasure in establishing their homes in the vicinity, like children who love to live near their beloved mother.
Revolutionary trials and rebirth
Destroyed in 1793 by the revolutionaries, the sanctuary was rebuilt by the faithful who restored the broken statue and repurchased the site.
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Source of the notice
The text is extracted from the work Notre-Dame de France written by the parish priest of Saint-Sulpice.
Excerpt from Notre-Dame de France, by the parish priest of Saint-Sulpice.
Annexes & related entities
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Key Events
- Founded by a Christian mother following the healing of her child
- Destruction of the sanctuary and the statue in 1793 by revolutionary vandalism
- Reconstruction of the statue from the debris and purchase of the site by the faithful
- Restoration of worship in a new sanctuary
Miracles
- Healing of a dying child, which led to the founding of the chapel
- Punishment of the perpetrator of the 1793 profanations, who lost his sight as well as his child
Quotes
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Holy Virgin, be the Mother of this dear child whom a father entrusts to you, and who has lost her mother on earth
Words of a pilgrim sailor -
Spotless Mother, pray for us and for our children
Inscriptions on ex-votos