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

Name: Descubre esta capilla del siglo XVII en visita libre
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 i 17 septiembre 2023Passed

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.