Chapelle de Condat, Gothic chapel in Libourne, France

Chapelle de Condat is a Gothic stone chapel built of light grey rectangular blocks. Its long side is divided by buttresses with steeply pointed caps, between which are tall pointed-arch openings and shorter blind pointed arches at the base. The gable end rises to a triangular peak crowned by a stone cross finial, with a circular rose window and a band of carved ornamental stonework beneath it. The entrance is a tall pointed archway containing a wooden door.

This chapel was built in the 11th century as part of Château de Condat and underwent major renovations during the 15th century under Charles de Berry, brother of Louis XI. These 15th-century modifications gave it the Gothic features visible today.

Until the Revolution, the chapel was a major Marian pilgrimage site comparable to Notre-Dame de Verdelais, drawing devotees to a small oak statue of the Virgin kept in a niche above the main altar. The Piffon brothers turned it into a cellar after 1789, and the 16th-century gilded altarpiece was sold in 1820 for 150 francs. Albert Piola and his wife bought the chapel on 8 October 1865 and gave it to abbé Chabannes so the madone's cult could resume; Cardinal Donnet reopened it that same month.

The chapel opens for visitors during summer months on weekend afternoons, with group tours arranged at other times of the year. It is best to confirm visiting hours in advance, especially when planning a visit outside the main season.

The chapel's wooden oak Virgin statue, kept in a niche above the main altar, drew pilgrims until the Revolution, comparable to Notre-Dame de Verdelais. After 1789 the building was sold as national property and the Piffon brothers turned it into a wine cellar, walling its apse with large outbuildings to the east.