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The original Marian shrine "La Salette," which is referred to in this patronal feast, is located in the French Alps (Grenoble district) and is an important Marian shrine, even if it has not achieved the same level of fame as other pilgrimage sites honoring the Mother of God—such as Lourdes in the French Pyrenees or Fatima in Portugal. The hiking highlight "La Salette" can be found on komoot at the following link =>> https://www.komoot.com/de-de/highlight/1861054

Like several churches in the parish of Sainte-Anne, the church of L'Hôme-Chamondot has Saint Martin, Bishop of Tours in the 4th century, as its patron saint. The building is of Romanesque origin, first remodeled in the 16th century, with the creation of ramparts on the west facade and the addition of decorative elements at each corner of its roof. It underwent extensive renovations in the 19th century, with the construction of the brick bell tower-porch, which was completed in 1892. The choir was rebuilt around 1838 with the creation of a sacristy behind the chevet, and all the bays we see today were opened between 1838 and 1842. It contains beautiful interior furnishings: A high altar dated 1841 made of inlaid wood, flanked by two 17th-century statues (IMH) representing a Virgin and Child and Saint Martin. A wooden Christ on the cross, attached to the beam of glory, with the La Vove coat of arms at its base. A beautiful 18th-century wooden lectern with an eagle (CMH). Thirty choir stalls and their misericords carved in the 18th century (IMH). 18th-century panels adorn the altar of the Virgin on the left side of the nave, some of which are believed to have come from the former Carthusian monastery of Val Dieu. The six stained-glass windows depicting the four evangelists, a Virgin and Child, and Saint Martin were installed by Louis Barillet, a renowned 20th-century master glassmaker, in 1934.

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Located 5 km northeast of La Ferté-Vidame, the Saint-Denis de Morvilliers church stands in the very center of the village. The rectory was the abbot of Saint-Père de Chartres, whose monks owned the church from the beginning of the 12th century. Two charters, dated 1126 and 1127, attest to this. This building comprises a single nave ending in a semicircular chevet. A timber-framed bell tower has crowned the western part of the roof since the 18th century. The west portal through which one enters this building is made of gray stone, unfortunately cemented with a decoration of false stones. The south wall is pierced by five narrow bays, probably from the 12th century. Four windows were installed in the 15th century on the north facade. A fifth, now blocked, was pierced in the apse at the same time. Inside, despite alterations, the church retains an exposed rafter frame forming a medieval truss. Curiously independent of the church structure, it rests on two rows of posts along the drip walls. The vault is paneled. The presence of frescoes could be detected under the plasterwork of the north wall. For the restoration of the apse's frame and roof, the Sauvegarde de l'Art Français (French Art Protection Agency) awarded a grant of €16,769 in 2001.

The church was built in 1865 by Father Migorel, who supposedly had three visions of a church to be built on a hilltop at the junction of three roads. It was consecrated in 1867 and opened for worship. The octagonal tower, erected in 1871, is decorated with polychrome bricks and topped with four turrets housing statues of archangels.

Church built in the first half of the 16th century, then raised in 1752. It is formed of a nave preceded by a narthex and adjoining two chapels forming a false transept. The 16th century door is formed of a low arch, adjoining smooth pilasters which support the lintel, above which a triangular pediment stands out from the wall. The church is decorated with murals in the apse and the side chapels, dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. In the choir, the paintings date back to the 19th century. Large flamboyant Gothic windows illuminate the building and retain stained glass windows.

Parish church, as well as its polychrome stone choir enclosure, with the exception of the bell tower and the sacristy built in the 19th century. The church consists of a main nave whose choir ends with a semi-circular apse from the Romanesque period. The large mullioned windows were installed in the 15th century. The south aisle dates from the 16th century. In the second half of the 19th century, the church underwent major modifications: construction of the sacristy in 1860, brick vault in 1870, stone bell tower according to the designs of the architect Prempain around 1879.

Between the green hills of Perche, the Saint-Denis church contains a 16th century baptistery listed as a Historic Monument. Explanatory plaque at the entrance. This church is Romanesque in style and has a rounded apse and a quadrangular bell tower. The baptismal font dates from the 16th century. The church is surrounded by walls made of Saint-Denis stone.