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CHAPELLE NOTRE DAME DE PITIE
Local scholars and historians have long believed that the Notre-Dame-de-Pitié chapel was built in 1610 by Marie de Beaucaire, Baroness of Rié, for the repose of the soul of her husband, Sébastien de Luxembourg, who died in 1569...
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Rue de l'Égalité
85270 SAINT-HILAIRE-DE-RIEZ
FRANCE
85270 SAINT-HILAIRE-DE-RIEZ
FRANCE
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However, the latest restoration campaign, which began at the end of 2007 and was completed at the end of 2009, uncovered ancient remains (three-lobed windows, corner buttresses, etc.) which indicate that the building was in fact originally built in the Gothic style. The chapel therefore dates from the 14th or 15th century.
However, a number of points still need to be clarified, including the exact layout of the original monument and a more precise dating. In the future, excavations may enable us to shed more light on this chapel.
However, a number of points still need to be clarified, including the exact layout of the original monument and a more precise dating. In the future, excavations may enable us to shed more light on this chapel.
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