Chapelle Saint-Yves de Vannes, Baroque chapel in Vannes, France
Chapelle Saint-Yves de Vannes is a baroque chapel in the French city of Vannes featuring white stone walls built on a granite foundation. The building displays a tall facade with triangular pediment and the IHS monogram, while its interior preserves an altarpiece designed by Jean Boffrand in 1684 with black marble columns and religious artwork.
Construction of the chapel took place between 1661 and 1685 following designs by Brother Charles Turmel, and it functioned as the church for the adjacent Jesuit college. The building underwent significant changes during the French Revolution period, when a crypt beneath the choir area lost its original purpose.
The chapel is named after Saint Yves, patron saint of lawyers, reflecting the Jesuit connection to the building and its community. The restored interior decorations with black marble columns and religious scenes continue to express the spiritual focus of those who gathered here to pray.
The chapel is easily accessible and regularly used for worship services and musical events throughout the year. After extensive renovations completed in 2022, the building is in good condition and can be visited during open hours.
A crypt lies beneath the choir area where coffins were once stored before being removed during the French Revolution, something not immediately visible to visitors today. This hidden history shows how the building's purpose and use changed dramatically over the centuries.
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