Chapelle Saint-Jean-de-Berraute

English translation

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History

Former commandery and stage for pilgrims on their way to Compostelle, the chapel was probably founded in the 13th century. Probably Templar in origin, it subsequently fell under the order of the Hospitaller Brothers of Saint-John of Jerusalem. The building houses the mortal remains of the curé of Moncayolle, called Matalas, Bernard Goyeneche, who led the popular insurrection of 1661-1662 against the infringements made on regional customs. The church was partly destroyed in the 19th century. Only the choir was preserved and consolidated to serve as a chapel. In the 19th century, the building comprised a nave with three bays, a choir with rib vault, a trinity bell tower and adjoining chapels. The choir was reinforced to be arranged as a chapel. The chevet is cut at three angles. The pointed arches of the old transept were blocked and the western façade rebuilt by taking up the arrangement cut at angles of the choir, giving the plan of the whole an octagonal shape. The 17th-century portal was recovered and remounted on this façade. Framed by pilasters, it is surmounted by a broken triangular pediment with aedicule and ball finial. The roof is topped with a modern belfry.