Situated on the top of the hill above Honfleur, Notre Dame de Grace is a charming chapel. The original chapel was commissioned by King Richard II. The current church has been in existence on the location since the mid 17th century.
The inside is decorated with sailboats all over, along with thank you plaques for Mary answering their prayers.
This chapel is famous for its ex-voto model ships, carefully handcrafted by seamen to thank The Lady for saving their ship.
A wall of poignant memorials. A strong sense of a seafaring community.
Boats hanging from the ceiling, pictures of boats on the walls and even the stained glass windows have sailors.
The stain glass continues with the nautical theme. One must not forget that seafaring was a dangerous profession and the congregants found solace in quiet of this place.
Outside there is the bells chime that automatically plays every 15 minutes.
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What a lovely church!
I visited Honfleur many years ago but did not get to visit it. Thank you for sharing a glimpse of this lovely place with all the prayers which have been whispered here.
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Yes, it’s such a lovely place ! Thank you very much !
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These seafarers’ churches are often very lovely. There’s one we visited recently just outside Saint Valery sur Somme which looks from your photos to have the same kind of ‘feel’ to it.
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Yes, it’s a little church situated on Cap Hornu. I also visited it. Both of them are very lovely, with this same kind of “feel”, you’re right. Thank you very much !
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