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The Saint-Dominique Chapel of Varengeville-sur-Mer is a former 18th-century barn converted into a place of Catholic worship in 1953. This conversion was intended to replace a wooden building destroyed during the 1942 Canadian raid, marking a post-Second World War reconstruction in the area.

The building, which has been listed as a historic monument since 22 July 1996, is distinguished by its sober, single-ship architecture. It is home to seven figurative stained glass windows designed by Georges Braque in 1954, as well as a stained glass window from the Tree of Jesse, made in collaboration with the glassmaker Paul Bony. These artistic works give the chapel a major heritage and cultural dimension.

Located on the Dieppe road, the chapel depends on the Seine-Maritime department (region Normandy). Its protection concerns facades, roofs, porch and sacristy. Owned by a cult association, it illustrates the alliance between religious heritage, historical memory and modern artistic creation.

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