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The first exact dates regarding the place go back to 8 May 1537 when the name "Berrier", the name by which the sanctuary was called, appears in a donation document. This word has Celtic origins and means “a pile of large rocks”. Around 1690 a statue of the Virgin was placed in a protective niche
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there. This statue became the object of a legal dispute among the priest, the diocesan administration and a
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Notre Dame de Guérison on the Aosta Valley tourism office website
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situated very close to an internationally famous tourist resort.
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