Chapelle des Pénitents bleus de Béziers, Chapel in Béziers, France

The Chapelle des Pénitents bleus de Béziers is a chapel in Béziers, France. It has a tall square stone tower with a bell and a Flamboyant Gothic entrance with twin doors and niches, while the interior shows a painted altarpiece and ribbed vaults.

The first Cordeliers convent stood outside the walls and was ruined in 1355, then rebuilt inside the city in 1423. After the Revolution the church was sold and partly demolished, and in 1839 the remaining part was bought back and returned to worship.

The name comes from the Pénitents bleus, a lay confraternity that took over the remaining part of the church after the Revolution. Inside, a large model ship hangs as an ex-voto, a gift thanking a saint for a wish granted.

The chapel is open every day except Sunday, from morning to early evening, and is best reached on foot. The entrance is on the south side, so approach from the street and look for the twin doors under the carved arch.

The painted altarpiece on the back wall is a trompe-l'œil from the 19th century, not real architecture. It shows the death of Saint Jerome with the cathedral of Béziers in the background.