Discover a chapel, vestige of a 17th century hospital

Name: Découvrez une chapelle, vestige d’un hôpital du XVIIe siècle
Start: 2023-09-15T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-15T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Chapelle Saint-Marcoul

The opportunity to discover the architectural specificities of the chapel Saint-Marcoul, vestige of the hospital, said hospice of incurables, founded by Marguerite Rousselet in the seventeenth century

Vendredi 15 septembre 2023, 12h00, 16h00Passat

The opportunity to discover the architectural specificities of the chapel Saint-Marcoul, vestige of the hospital, called hospice des incurables, founded by Marguerite Rousselet in the seventeenth century.

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Chapelle Saint-Marcoul

33 rue Brulée, 51100 Reims

Marne
Grand Est

The Saint-Marcoul Chapel is all that remains of the Saint-Marcoul Hospital, called Hospice des Incurables founded by Marguerite Rousselet in the 17th century. During the royal coronations, the kings of France, retreating to the Abbey of Saint-Remi, stopped at Saint-Marcoul to apply the traditional rite of the ruins: «The King touches you, God heals you».
The present 19th century chapel (the previous one having been destroyed during the Revolution) has nicely crafted columns with capitals (Corinthian tendency) that border the side walls. The east wall is decorated with a blind semicircular arch; the sculpted arch is supported by three columns with capitals. In addition, one can admire vaults of warheads that adorn the ceiling. The North and South walls are pierced with large windows with double bay, also in a Romanesque arch. The chapel has a kind of ornate mezzanine where one can discover a stained glass window.
Today, the Chapelle Saint-Marcoul is a place of influence of contemporary

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