The Bleiken Chapel near Simplon was built in 1717 by priest Johann Peter Tscherrig. The origin of the chapel goes back to a legend according to which Mary appeared to the warriors with the baby Jesus during a battle. The enemies were frightened and fled. When a chapel was to be built near the battlefield to commemorate this event, the tools of the builders were moved every night by an invisible hand to a higher place; and this is where the chapel stands today. There is a bell in the tower of the chapel. The ringing of the bell can be heard in the village 1.5 km away.
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