Opening of the cemetery chapel

Name: Opening of the cemetery chapel
Start: 2023-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Vieux cimetière de Saint-Junien

European Heritage Days 2023

Sunday 17 September 2023, 14:00Passed

Conditions

Free of charge. Free admission.

©F.Bernard

The Sainte-Madeleine chapel, located in the heart of the old cemetery of Saint-Junien, is mentioned since the 13th century. In the seventeenth century, the blue penitents settled there, enlarged it and endowed it with a splendid baroque altarpiece. The visit allows to discover its sober architecture and witnesses of the presence of blue penitents.

Types d'événement

Visite libre

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Conditions de participation

Gratuit

Type de public

Tout public

About the location

Vieux cimetière de Saint-Junien

Boulevard Louis-Blanc, 87200 Saint-Junien

Haute-Vienne
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The chapel Sainte-Madeleine, located in the heart of the old cemetery of Saint-Junien, is mentioned since the thirteenth century. In the 17th century, the blue penitents settled there, enlarged it and endowed it with a splendid baroque altarpiece. The visit allows to discover its sober architecture and witnesses of the presence of the blue penitents.