Notre Dame de la Garde Chapel
Historic site and monument, Religious heritage, Chapel
in La Ciotat
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The Notre Dame de la Garde Chapel was built by the Pénitents Bleus brotherhood and dedicated to the Immaculate Conception.
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The Chapel of Notre Dame de la Garde was blessed in 1613.
It was built in the form of a lateral cross. The vaults are in ogival style. The frescoes and the porch were executed in 1864.
The altar is made of white Carrara marble and supports a beautiful statue of Notre Dame de la Garde in carved and gilded oak offered by the Pénitents Bleus in 1630.
A strategic point for sailors, the chapel is entirely decorated with the most beautiful ex-votos from Provence, gifts from grateful sailors to...The Chapel of Notre Dame de la Garde was blessed in 1613.
It was built in the form of a lateral cross. The vaults are in ogival style. The frescoes and the porch were executed in 1864.
The altar is made of white Carrara marble and supports a beautiful statue of Notre Dame de la Garde in carved and gilded oak offered by the Pénitents Bleus in 1630.
A strategic point for sailors, the chapel is entirely decorated with the most beautiful ex-votos from Provence, gifts from grateful sailors to the Virgin of the Guard.
The chapel opens in summer and symbolically on 8 December, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, when a pilgrimage is organised.
The chapel was restored a few years ago but its position facing the sea spray makes it vulnerable.
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