Chapelle Saint-Louis de Poitiers, Baroque church in Poitiers, France.

Chapelle Saint-Louis de Poitiers is a single-nave rectangular chapel built between 1608 and 1613, with two towers at its southern end and an unfinished street facade. Its Gothic pointed vaults rest on pilasters with Ionic capitals, and shallow side chapels open off the walls. The choir, placed south because of the sloping ground, holds a carved stone baroque retable with a painting by Louis Finson and gilded statues from the workshop of Gervais de la Barre.

The Jesuits built this chapel between 1608 and 1613 as part of their educational institution after settling in Poitiers in 1604. The sacristy was added later in 1664, expanding the original structure.

The chapel is also called Chapelle Henri-IV, and its choir paintings show Saint Louis with the features of Louis XIII and the young Louis XIV. The retable was given around 1615 by Charlotte Flandrine de Nassau, daughter of William the Silent and abbess of Sainte-Croix in Poitiers.

The chapel is mainly open to visitors during special exhibitions and on European Heritage Day. It is advisable to check with the Poitiers tourist office ahead of your visit for exact opening times.

The sacristy, begun in 1664, keeps its original walnut woodwork and paintings of New Testament scenes, carved and painted by the Jesuits themselves. Among them are portraits of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Saint Francis Xavier. A painting of Saint Francis Regis from the same Jesuit group is now in the church of Saint-Jean de Montierneuf.