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Chapelle Sainte-Croix ou des Pénitents blancs

Saint-Martin-Vésubie, Alpes-Maritimes, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Chapelle (cad. C 332) : inscription par arrêté du 17 septembre 1997
Protection dates
1997/09/17 : inscrit MH
Type
chapelle
Main period of construction
2e moitié 17e siècle
Architect or builder
PARINI (sculpteur)
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
rue du Docteur-Cagnoli
Commune
Saint-Martin-Vésubie
Département
Alpes-Maritimes
Region
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country
France
Coordinates
44.06972, 7.25655
Mérimée reference
PA06000005

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(87) Pedemontanae." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Fondation de la confrérie des Pénitents blancs de Saint-Martin probablement à la fin du 16e siècle. La chapelle actuelle date de la seconde moitié du 17e siècle : forme baroque des fenêtres, entablement stuqué... Façade remaniée au 19e siècle (fronton et faux décor de pilastres peint en trompe-l'oeil en 1843 ; trois bas-reliefs du sculpteur Parini en 1848).

English translation

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Foundation of the confraternity of the White Penitents of Saint-Martin probably at the end of the 16th century. The present chapel dates from the second half of the 17th century: baroque form of the windows, stuccoed entablature... Façade reworked in the 19th century (pediment and false decoration of pilasters painted in trompe-l'oeil in 1843; three bas-reliefs by the sculptor Parini in 1848).

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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