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The chapel of the White Penitents of Corrèze was built in the 18th century, on the site of an old chapel in ruins. Around 1730, the bishop of Tulle authorized the brotherhood of the White Penitents to establish and build a new building. The work officially began in 1758, marking the beginning of a characteristic architecture: a rectangular plan with a square nave, a narrow choir flanked by sacristies, and a gallery supported by four columns. The west façade, dominated by a six-paned hexagonal bell tower, reflects the stylistic influence of the time.

In 1793, in the revolutionary context, the chapel was decommissioned and turned into a club, temporarily losing its religious vocation. It was not returned to the brotherhood until 1819, when the choir's decorative paintings were made, adding an artistic dimension to the building. This monument, inscribed in the Historical Monuments in 1988, bears witness to the political and religious upheavals of its time, while embodying the local architectural heritage.

The chapel is distinguished by its internal spatial organization and decorative elements, such as the side gallery and the entrance columns. Its hexagonal bell tower, rare in the region, makes it a notable example of limousine religious architecture of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Today owned by the commune of Corrèze, it remains a symbol of the historical and cultural heritage of New Aquitaine.

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