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Chapelle des Pénitents Bleus ou chapelle Saint-Benoît

Sarlat-la-Canéda, Dordogne, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Chapelle des Pénitents Bleus ou chapelle Saint-Benoît, près de la cathédrale : classement par arrêté du 14 mars 1944
Protection dates
1944/03/14 : classé MH
Type
chapelle
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 16e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
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Commune
Sarlat-la-Canéda
Département
Dordogne
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
44.88856, 1.21750
Mérimée reference
PA00082920

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "Aquitania" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Cette chapelle semble remonter au 12e siècle, mais a été fortement remaniée au 16e. Elle fait partie du cadre de la cathédrale et forme l'un des côtés de la cour des Chanoines. Elle appartient aux anciens bâtiments du monastère.

English translation

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This chapel appears to date back to the 12th century, but was heavily remodelled in the 16th. It forms part of the framework of the cathedral and makes up one of the sides of the Canons' court. It belongs to the former buildings of the monastery.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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