Legend
The church that sank into Jakapi ravine
Between the villages of Rebäse and Kokõmäe in Rõuge parish lies a wooded ravine called Jakapkerigu org, the valley of St James's church. The legend says a church once stood on the hill here. During a service on St James's Day, 25 July, the pastor set about driving out evil, and the whole church sank into the ground. Villagers have long claimed that its bells can be heard from the ravine on that day. Other tales tell of a mower whose scythe struck an iron cross hidden in the hay, of a cow that fell through into the buried church, and even of a cross found inside a cow's stomach. The ravine is listed in the forest heritage inventory of Võru County as a place of local lore.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Rõuge kihelkonnas Rebäse ja Kokõmäe küla vahel on metsane org nimega Jakapkerigu org ehk Jaagupi kiriku org. Muistend räägib, et mäe peal seisnud kord kirik. Jakapipäeval, 25. juulil, hakanud õpetaja jumalateenistuse ajal kurja välja ajama ja kogu kirik vajunud maa alla. Külarahvas on ammu kinnitanud, et sel päeval kostavad orust kirikukellad. Teised jutud räägivad niitjast, kelle vikat lõi vastu heina sees peitunud raudristi, lehmast, kes kukkus maetud kirikusse, ja isegi ristist, mis leiti lehma maost. Org on kantud Võrumaa metsade pärandkultuuri nimistusse kohapärimuse paigana.