CHAPELLE SAINT-JEAN DU BEDEL
LA CANOURGUE , Lozère – Cultural heritage
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The Saint-Jean-Baptiste-du-Bedel chapel is easily recognizable by its hull-shaped roof, known as “à la Philibert”, after the famous architect
To get there, a path leads from the road to Imbèque
The building dates back to 1877 and beautiful murals were restored in 2018. There is also a painting of the Baptism of Christ hanging in the axis of the nave. Traduction automatique par DeepL via DATAtourisme
While driving along the road around Montjézieu, you will surely have noticed this building with its particular roof shape, standing alone on a promontory overlooking the Lot valley. This building, the Saint-Jean-Baptiste-du-Bedel chapel, has this particular roof shape which reminds the one of an overturned ship’s hull, called “Philibert’s roof”, named after the famous architect of King Henri II, Philibert de l’Orme
To reach the chapel, take the road leading to Imbèque and a path is indicated on your left, which quickly reaches the chapel
This one has the interest of being decorated with wall paintings restored in 2018, which decorate the entire choir
A painting depicting the Baptism of Christ hangs in the axis of the nave, surrounded by two niches housing statues of St John the Baptist and the Virgin.
Although the mention of a chapel in Montjézieu is attested at the beginning of the XIVth century, the present building is a reconstruction of 1877 Traduction automatique par DeepL via DATAtourisme
