The chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Monts-Divers was originally built by Saint Materne, who evangelized this part of the valley of the Meuse and which, according to legend, floored the giant snake that sowed terror in the woods of Fumay. This chapel is traditionally considered the first Fumay life basin. In the fifteenth century it became the seat of the corporation of slate under the patronage of the Virgin of Divers-Monts. In 1610, the monks of St. Jerome disciples built a monastery nearby.
Chapel and convent were sold as national property during the French Revolution and acquired by Joseph Ridoz, innkeeper Fumay. The latter, around 1795, destroyed various buildings to resell the stones.
The building had to be rebuilt in 1802, and in 1827, the Archbishop of Rheims it authorized the celebration of Mass.
In August 1914, the building was partially destroyed by a German shell. In 1919, Father Péchenard launched a subscription for its repair. It was built between 1919 and 1923, according to the plans of J. Bigot, local architect.
