Exhibition of art and presentation of the flag in the chapel of Quintigny

Name: Exposition d'art et présentation du drapeau à la chapelle de Quintigny
Start: 2023-09-16T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: La chapelle de Quintigny

The chapel of Quintigny opens its doors for the European Heritage Days with an exhibition of local artists (paintings, sculptures). You can also visit the chapel...

16 et 17 septembre 2023Passat

The chapel of Quintigny opens its doors for the European Heritage Days with an exhibition of local artists (paintings, sculptures). You can also visit the chapel and discover the flag of the Revolution, which will be presented for the occasion.

À propos du lieu

La chapelle de Quintigny

Chemin des Vignes 39570 Quintigny

Jura
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Castral chapel of the sixteenth century, it is dedicated to Saint-Claude. Initially, the chapel has only a choir illuminated by a window of flamboyant ogival style. The ceiling is decorated with 4 arches joining in a round medallion with blazon surrounded by six circles. A nave of two bays was added by the inhabitants of the commune, beyond a triumphal arch on which is hung a Christ in cross of the nineteenth century, implanted outside the castral enclosure and surmounted by a bell-wall elemental. Its lava roof rests on the vault. The bell, named Claudine, is melted in 1687 by Alexis Joly de Besançon, is engraved with two crowns of roses and lilies. Her godfather is Gaspard de Beaurepaire, Sire de Quintigny, and her godmother is Dame Claudine de Montgesson, widow of Joachim de Beaurepaire. HISTORY OF YESTERDAY Quintigny is mentioned for the first time in the fourteenth century. It is believed that the castle was once a convent of monks dependent on Cluny. The first known lord is Jean d