Witry No. 1 / Misbour / Weeltrich / Weltrich / Wilitreio / Witri
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view of church exterior - ruins
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Commune de Fauvillers, 2020
Image Source: digital photograph in the Commune de Fauvillers [https://www.fauvillers.be/loisirs/culture/histoire/la-misbour-ou-la-vieille-eglise-ou-le-vieux-moustier/] [accessed 3 October 2023]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 24965WIT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: La Misbour / La vieille église / Le Vieux Moustier
Church Location: [cf. Directions (Geo)]
Country Name: Belgium
Location: Luxembourg / Luxemburg, Wallonie / Wallonne
Directions to Site: The ruins are located in the Forêt d’Anlier, in the woods of the Ardennes, N of the N87, W of the N4
Century and Period: Medieval
Church Notes: church in ruins -- of two churches noted in Witry [Wilitreio] originally only one, the parish church of Saint-Pierre, remains; of the other church, known locally as "La Misbour / La vieille église / Le Vieux Moustier", only an archaeological site is in place
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The entry for this church in «La Misbour» ou «La vieille église» ou «Le Vieux Moustier» [https://www.fauvillers.be/loisirs/culture/histoire/la-misbour-ou-la-vieille-eglise-ou-le-vieux-moustier/] [accessed 3 October 2023] reports the existence of a parish in Witry by 858, and a church there by the 11th century, the ruins of which are being excavated by archaeologists.