Our Lady of Liberation is a church built in an old fort located at nearly 500 meters of altitude, near the hamlet of
Chapelle des Buis on the outskirts of the city of
Besançon in the department of
Doubs
Doubs (, ; ; frp, Dubs) is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France. Named after the river Doubs, it had a population of 543,974 in 2019.[Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...]
by bishop
Maurice-Louis Dubourg, intending to build a monument if
Besançon had not been devastated by the bombing. Subsequently, plaques lining the walls of the building, pay homage to diocesans and all inhabitants of Besançon who died during World War II, were added, as well as a monumental statue of the
Virgin Mary
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother o ...
with a height of seven meters.
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Buildings and structures in Besançon
Churches in Doubs
World War II memorials in France
Roman Catholic churches in Besançon
Tourist attractions in Besançon