Origin and history

The chapel of Colson Psychiatric Hospital is a monument located in Fort-de-France, Martinique. This place of worship is integrated into a specialized hospital, demonstrating the historical importance of medical and religious infrastructures in French ultramarine territories. No specific information is available regarding the date of construction or the detailed history.

In the French colonies of the West Indies, psychiatric hospitals, often linked to religious institutions, played a central role in caring for vulnerable populations. The chapels associated with these establishments reflected the spiritual and social dimension of these places, where religion occupied a major place in daily life and care.