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The chapel Saint-Jean de Soulaines-Dhuys, built between 1484 and 1504, is a remarkable example of religious architecture in wooden strips. It is distinguished by its rectangular plan, awning and octagonal bell tower covered with wood scales. Formerly called Chapel of the Sick, it was linked to a hospital founded before 1407, intended especially for lepers, as evidenced by its barred openings allowing the sick to attend the mass without contact.

The chapel features Gothic stylistic elements, such as its trilobed arch porch, and preserves traces of carpenters who worked on its structure, with signatures engraved on the beams. Its bell, dated 1543, and a painted wood antependium are part of its historic furniture. Ranked a historic monument in 1921, it benefited from restorations by the Fine Arts in 1928 and 1931, while remaining communal property.

Architecturally, this is the smallest wood-pan monument in the Aube department. His furniture also includes a painted limestone Christ of pity, while other works were transferred to the parish church. The chapel thus illustrates medieval hospital history and local crafts, while embodying the rural religious heritage of the Grand East region.

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