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The chapel of the Paulines, located in Tréguier in the Côtes-d'Armor, was built in 1760 by the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Vincent-de-Paul. It is part of a Conventual set organized around an inner courtyard, with a sober granite facade decorated with an oculus and a fronton door. His elongated, unoriented plan follows an Italian model advocated by Charles Borromée, with a monastic choir in the axis of the sanctuary, separated from the nave by an arcade decorated with the weapons of Pope Pius IX and Bishop Augustin David.

The interior is distinguished by a spectacular decoration commissioned in the 19th century by the Ursulines: a postiche organ in trompe-l'oeil framed with painted draperies, a ceiling decorated with 12 medallions representing saints (signed Jacques-Marie Herlido, 1871), and gold side panels with rock and neo-classical motifs (guirland, horns of abundance). The stained glass windows, dated from the 19th century, complete this set. The chapel, damaged during the Revolution by the battalion of Etampes (1794), served successively as a stable, a hospice, and then a teaching place after 1829.

Classified as a historical monument in 1992, the chapel illustrates the transformations of a religious building throughout the centuries. His original furniture disappeared, but the traces of the wooden fence between the nuns and the faithful, as well as the graffiti of the 1920s-1950s, testify to his varied use. The solemn blessing of 1873 marked the restoration of his cultural role under the impulse of the Ursulines, which added a painted and carved decoration of great finesse, due in part to the painter Raphaël Donguy.

The site, owned by the municipality since the 20th century, maintains a medium local accuracy (level 6/10). Its exact address, rue Paul-Raoul or 1 rue des Ursulines, reflects the urban changes of Tréguier. The protected elements include the entire chapel (cadastre AH 84), inscribed for its architecture and interior decorations, symbols of the Breton religious heritage.

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