Discover this 17th century chapel on a self-guided tour

Name: Discover this 17th century chapel on a self-guided tour
Start: 2023-09-16T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: « La Scène » Chapelle des Pénitents

Chapel of the seventeenth century included in the inventory of historical monuments. It was home to the Penitents, a group of former brotherhood of white, blue and black Penitents who attended the cer

16 and 17 September 2023Passed

Conditions

Free of charge. Free admission.

Chapel of the seventeenth century listed in the inventory of historical monuments. It housed the Penitents, a grouping of the former brotherhoods of white, blue and black Penitents who assisted the families during a mourning. During the Revolution, the chapel served as a meeting place for a revolutionary club before returning to the Penitents. Already a theater in the 50s and almost abandoned, it became a theater again in 2012 under the sponsorship of Pierre Arditi. Discover this place for the European Heritage Days.

About the location

« La Scène » Chapelle des Pénitents

7 rue de la Paroisse, 30130 Pont-Saint-Esprit

Gard
Occitanie

17th century. It housed the Penitents, a grouping of the former confraternities of the White, Blue and Black Penitents who assisted the families during a mourning. During the Revolution, the chapel served as a meeting place for a revolutionary club before returning to the Penitents. Already a performance hall in the 1950s, then almost abandoned, it became a theatre again in 2012 under the sponsorship of Pierre Arditi.