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  6. Chapel of Mercy called Chapel of the Black Penitents

 Chapel of Mercy called Chapel of the Black Penitents à Cannes dans les Alpes-Maritimes

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine religieux
Chapelle
Alpes-Maritimes

Chapel of Mercy called Chapel of the Black Penitents

    1 Rue Forville
    06150 Cannes
Chapelle de la Miséricorde de Cannes
Chapelle de la Miséricorde dite chapelle des Pénitents Noirs
Chapelle de la Miséricorde dite chapelle des Pénitents Noirs
Chapelle de la Miséricorde dite chapelle des Pénitents Noirs
Crédit photo : MOSSOT - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1617
Construction of the chapel
1620
Bientier dated
1634
Request for altar for Saint Thérèse
décembre 1635
Assembly of the Communities of Provence
1860
Final Dissolution of the Penitents
6 juin 1933
Historical monument classification
15 décembre 2012
Inauguration of the Cochereau organ
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Chapel of Mercy called Chapel of the Black Penitents: inscription by decree of 6 June 1933

Key figures

Pierre Cochereau - Organist and composer Initial organ owner installed.
Philippe Hartmann - Organ factor Organ builder in 1961.
Bernard Cogez - Restaurateur d ́orgues Restored the organ for the chapel.
Philippe Lefebvre - Full organist Inaugurated the organ in 2012.
Jean-Loup Chrétien - Spationaute and organist The organ godfather restored.
Monsieur le chanoine de Martin - Priest of ICRSP Famous Tridentine Mass.

Origin and history

The Notre-Dame-de-la-Miséricorde Chapel, also known as the Chapel of the Black Penitents, is an emblematic religious building in Cannes, located in the historical district of Suquet, behind the Forville Market. Built in 1617 by the Brotherhood of the Black Penitents, it was named after Notre-Dame-de-la-Miséricorde du Bord de Mer in 1677. His benefactor, dated 1620, and the request to erect an altar dedicated to Saint Teresa in 1634 testify to his early spiritual activity. In December 1635, it even hosted the general assembly of the communities of Provence, stressing its central role in the region.

The French Revolution marked a turning point for the chapel: sold as a national good after the ban on brotherhoods, it temporarily lost its religious vocation. Although the brotherhood of the Penitents was rebuilt after 1800, it was definitively dissolved in 1860. The monument returns to a new life in 2012 with the installation of Pierre Cochereau's mobile organ, restored by Bernard Cogez and inaugurated by Philippe Lefebvre, organist of Notre-Dame de Paris. Today, the chapel welcomes Masses in Latin according to the tridentine rite.

Ranked a historic monument since June 6, 1933, the Chapel of Mercy combines architectural and musical heritage. His organ, under the patronage of the spationaut Jean-Loup Chrétien, makes it a unique place combining religious history, baroque art and contemporary culture. The property of the municipality guarantees its preservation, while allowing its opening to the public for celebrations and concerts.

External links

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