Chapelle Notre-Dame de Gonneville 

In these remote places, the cult of the Virgin dates back to the year 1050. This chapel, which has been modified and restored a great many times, was built at the beginning of the 15th Century at the same time as the seigniorial dwelling by Thomas de Brulie and his descendants. It still belongs to the owners of the Manor, distant heirs of the Olden Days.  

The French Revolution, which closed all the churches in the area, did not manage to forbid pilgrims from entering this chapel. The service was held by a refractory priest, a native of the parish of Blainville.

During the 19th Century and up until the Great War it was regularly visited by cod-fishermen who came here each year to receive the protection of Our Lady before embarking for the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.

Current name: Notre Dame de Gonneville (Our Lady of Gonneville) progressively replaced the former: Notre Dame de Philbert (Our Lady of Philbert) the origin of which still remains obscure.  

The church

It is in the shape of a Latin cross. The last bay of the nave opens into two side chapels (built under Louis XIV) in front of the bell tower base, the first level of which rests on intersecting ribs. The entry porch to the nave portal and the choir are from the 15th Century and so is the spire.

In 1725, the parish had to redo the wooden vault of the nave, work for which it was responsible and, if the choir is not mentioned that is because, as the parish patron who chose the priests and levied tithes to provide for his needs, the cathedral precentor was responsible for its maintenance.