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  6. Chapel of Saint-Hospice in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

 Chapel of Saint-Hospice in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat dans les Alpes-Maritimes

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine religieux
Chapelle baroque et classique
Alpes-Maritimes

Chapel of Saint-Hospice in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

    10 Chemin de Saint-Hospice
    06230 Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Photo de Chapel of Saint-Hospice in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

Timeline

Haut Moyen Âge
Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
600
700
800
900
1000
1100
…
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
VIe siècle
Life of Saint Hospice
983
Expulsion of Saracens
1075
First mention of the church
1615
Integration with a fort Savoyard
1655
Reconstruction of the chapel
1706
Destruction of the fort
1801
Post-revolutionary restoration
1826
Construction of the northern portico
1903
Command of the statue of the Virgin
1929
Historical monument classification
1932
Site classification
1937
Installation of the statue
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The following parts of the set formed by the Cèdres Garden, as delimited on the plan annexed to the decree: the park and the botanical gardens with greenhouses, the garden factories, the statuary and the fences, excluding the other buildings, the chapel Saint-François-de-Sales, located 57 avenue Albert Ier, 2 chemin du roy, 119 boulevard de Gaulle and 55 avenue Denis Semeria, on parcels 1, 15, 16 and 48, shown in the cadastre section AC: inscription by order of 2 February 2021

Key figures

Saint Hospice - Anchorete and Saint Local Lives in the tower in the sixth century.
Grégoire de Tours - French historian Narrated his life in the Historia Francorum.
Charles-Emmanuel Ier de Savoie - Duke of Savoie Ordonna built the fort in 1615.
Charles-Emmanuel II de Savoie - Duke of Savoie Commanded the reconstruction of the chapel in 1655.
Balthazar Simeone - Governor of the fort Supervised the work of 1655.
Louis XIV - King of France Ordained the destruction of the fort in 1706.
Charles-Félix - King of Sardinia The northern gate was added in 1826.
Louis Marchand des Raux - Painter Author of paintings on Saint Hospice.
Auguste Gal - Nice negotiator Sponsor of the statue of the Virgin.
Galbusieri - Milanese sculptor Created the bronze statue in 1903.
Jacques Menier - Chocolate and owner Transferred the statue in 1937.

Origin and history

The chapel of Saint Hospice finds its origins in a tower in ruins where lived in the sixth century Saint Hospice, an anachorete renowned for its miraculous healings. After his death in 581, his cult developed in Nice County, despite the Saracen invasions that struck the Mediterranean coast until their expulsion in 983 by the Count of Provence. The first mention of a church dedicated to Saint Hospice dates back to 1075, built on the presumed location of its tower.

In 1615, the chapel was integrated into a Savoyard fort to counter looting, before being rebuilt in 1655 by Balthazar Simeone, governor of the fort, on the order of Charles Emmanuel II of Savoie. The fort was destroyed in 1706 by Louis XIV, but the chapel, damaged during the Revolution, was restored and reopened to worship in 1801. A portico was added in 1826 by King Charles-Félix, and annual processions attracted the faithful of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Beaulieu, Villefranche and Monaco, in particular to invoke protection against droughts, cholera or maritime dangers.

The chapel, classified as a historic monument in 1929, houses thirty paintings by Louis Marchand des Raux illustrating the life of Saint Hospice. A monumental statue of the Virgin and Child, commissioned in 1903 by Auguste Gal and carved by Galbusieri, was installed in 1937 thanks to Jacques Menier. This site, registered and classified in 1932, remains a place of devotion linked to maritime tradition and local legends.

External links

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