Death of Viscount's wife 1829 (≈ 1829)
Origin of the building of the chapel.
1832
Construction of the chapel
Construction of the chapel 1832 (≈ 1832)
Initiated by Marconnay's Viscount.
1833
Burial of the Viscount
Burial of the Viscount 1833 (≈ 1833)
He died a year later.
1869
Last family burial
Last family burial 1869 (≈ 1869)
End of known burials.
2008
Registration Historic Monument
Registration Historic Monument 2008 (≈ 2008)
Official protection of the chapel.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The funeral chapel and its enclosure, as well as the ground of the plot on which they are located (Box D 1451): inscription by order of 15 May 2008
Key figures
Vicomte de Marconnay - Sponsor of the chapel
Fits build the monument for his wife.
Origin and history
The funeral chapel of Mazeuil, located in the eponymous village of New Aquitaine, was built in 1832 on the initiative of the Viscount of Marconnay. He wanted to lay his wife's ashes there, who died in 1829, before being buried there in 1833. The place then became a family burial, with the last burial recorded in 1869. The Viscount associated this monument with a donation: the adjacent prioress was offered to house the parish priests of Mazeuil, in exchange for the maintenance of the presbytery and an annual mass on June 29, the anniversary of his wife's death.
The chapel, rectangular, has a neat architecture. Its eastern part is covered with a cloister arch arch arch, while the west adopts a arch in the middle of the arch. A crypt, intended for burials, is located under the building. The western façade, adorned with a door with crossettes, is surmounted by a cornice and a triangular pediment, framed by volutes. A cross dominates the whole, highlighting the funeral character of the monument.
Listed as a Historic Monument, the chapel and its enclosure were registered by order of 15 May 2008. This monument illustrates both 19th century religious architecture and the aristocratic funeral practices of the time, mixing private devotion and family memory. The precise location, although known (5168 Le Bourg, Mazeuil), remains approximate according to available sources, with a cartographic accuracy deemed mediocre (note 5/10).
