Chapel of the Madeleine of Malestroit

Chapel of the Madeleine of Malestroit
Chapelle de la Madeleine de Malestroit
Alexander Bloch the Chapel of the Madeleine at Malestroit - 15th Nivose year III, 1886
Basic information
Location Malestroit, Morbihan, Bretagne, France
Geographic coordinates 47°48′44″N 2°22′39″W / 47.81222°N 2.37750°W / 47.81222; -2.37750Coordinates: 47°48′44″N 2°22′39″W / 47.81222°N 2.37750°W / 47.81222; -2.37750
Affiliation Catholic Church
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Chapel
Status Not active
Completed 17th century

The Chapel of the Madeleine is located in the town of Malestroit in the Morbihan.[1]

History

ruins of the chapel are the subject of a registration as a Monument historique since December 20, 1934.[1]

The chapel went through a terrible and bloody battle within its walls. A group of Chouans was massacred there. The violence of the fighting is described in the paintings of Alexander Bloch.

Description

These ruins are of an ancient leper hospital, which became in 1129 the priory of the abbey of Marmoutier. In 1343, the plenipotentiaries of Philip VI of Valois and Edward III of England signed the famous truce of Malestroit. The chapel became disused in 1870. Its remarkable stained glass windows, depicting the legend of Saint Magdalene, were bought by Emile Zola and later sold to an American museum. The Bell-gable fortified steeple is the oldest in the department.

References

  1. 1 2 Mérimée PA00091417, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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