Myans Miraculous Ebony Virgin near Chambery France

Near Chambery, in a tiny village called Myans, sits a small, unassuming church overlooking the valley. Inside is the ebony Virgin (black Virgin) who is reported to perform miracles. The most resounding of miracles by ?Our Lady of Myans? took place in the thirteenth century, on November 24, 1248, in the Valley Myans. Jean Ladame, in his book ?Our Lady across Europe? (R?siac), relates the story: ?On November 24, 1248, it was about eight o?clock in the evening, the weather was calm, the moon shone brightly in the sky. But suddenly, part of Granier (a large mountain standing over the valley) collapsed, and according to geologists, 150 million meters of rock broke away from the mountain and descended on the city of St. Andrew and sixteen villages. All the villages were buried. The disaster caused the deaths of more than 5,000 people. However, the Sanctuary Myans, which should have been crushed under the avalanche of stones, remained intact. Blocks of rocks around it, others stopped on its doorstep, but none reached the sanctuary.? (quote paraphrased for translation purposes). Inside the sanctuary at the time of the disaster were the monks who had left Apremont in the morning. They were praying to the Ebony Virgin at the precise moment the gigantic landslide. All of the monks survived. Today, pilgrims still come on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Our Lady of Myans. Here is a video of the Sanctuary.