St Amon Cave, description
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This site served as a hermitage for Saint Amon both before and after his time as bishop.
Saint Amon was the 2nd Bishop of Toul (approx. 385–415) and the immediate successor of Saint Mansuy.
Around 1623, the Lorraine engraver Jacques Callot (1592–1635) depicted Saint Amon preaching in front of the cave.
Near the cave, he had a chapel and a well built. The well, known as the "Saint Amon well," was used to draw water reputed to cure fevers.
The well is still visible today on the roadside to your right.
A hamlet of four houses (hermitages and housing for the chapel guard) grew up around the chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
The site was reportedly ruined by the Cossacks around 1814.
An inn was later built on the site in the late 19th century. This location was occupied by families until 1906, offering a bread oven, a game of skittles, and refreshments for walkers.
In the past, many pilgrims came here to ask for grace, and their wishes were often granted.
🙏 Visitors and walkers, feel free to pray for his protection or healing.
