Priest Hole ? In France ?

[horseshoes]

Some friends of ours have a house in a small village in the South of France. They recently had some work done and she told me that a "priest hole" had been uncovered. Would it be a priest hole in a catholic country? Is it more likely to be somewhere made to hid a resistance fighter. I didn't put this in History as it only has sections for Geneaology or Myths and Legends.

[Ankou]

who said it was a priest hole ?

many old french properties had secret chambers and passages, particlularly those belonging to the nobility during the revolution. so the coined term used, may not actually mean it hid an actual priest. perhaps just someone in hiding generally. or just somewhere to keep the belle-mère.

[Teddy_boy]

The skeleton, in a priests robe was a hint at it ankou.

[rowanwitch]

In france more likely a place to hide ones lover when ones partner arrived unexpectedly

[Teddy_boy]

Perhaps the lover was a priest?