Saint Roch's Chapel VILLERS-LE-GAMBON in PHILIPPEVILLE / BELGIUM description:In this chapel there is a statue of Saint Roch.
Saint Roch is a saint protecting the people against illnesses like plaque, rabies and
cholera.
There are historic prooves that at this place, there was a chapel in 1774. Howoever,
it may be much elder - as probably the Saint Roch statue already existed in 1604 -
indeed a period when the plague was ravaging in this region.
In the region, there are quite several chapels for Saint Roch.
Source: text at chapel
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