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Grave chapel of the Mailly à Mailly-Maillet dans la Somme

Somme

Grave chapel of the Mailly

    1 Allée de la Chapelle Madame
    80560 Mailly-Maillet
Chapelle sépulcrale des Mailly
Chapelle sépulcrale des Mailly
Chapelle sépulcrale des Mailly
Chapelle sépulcrale des Mailly
Chapelle sépulcrale des Mailly
Chapelle sépulcrale des Mailly
Chapelle sépulcrale des Mailly
Chapelle sépulcrale des Mailly
Chapelle sépulcrale des Mailly
Chapelle sépulcrale des Mailly
Chapelle sépulcrale des Mailly
Chapelle sépulcrale des Mailly
Chapelle sépulcrale des Mailly
Chapelle sépulcrale des Mailly
Crédit photo : isamiga76 - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
2100
1753
Construction of the chapel
5 juin 1973
Historical monument classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
XXe siècle (fin)
Restoration of the chapel

Heritage classified

Chapelle sepulcrale des Mailly (cad. E 58): Order of 5 June 1973

Key figures

Marquis de Mailly - Sponsor Fits to raise the chapel in 1753.
Antoinette Cadot de Sebeville - Dedication Young deceased wife, honored by the building.
Jean III de Mailly - Illustrated ancestor His remains lie in the crypt.
Jean-Baptiste Dupuis - Sculptor Author of the tomb of the Marquise.
Jean Veyren - Iron and steel Create the missing grid (XVIIIe).

Origin and history

The chapel Madame, also known as the tombular chapel of Mailly, was built in 1753 in Mailly-Maillet (Somme) by the Marquis de Mailly in homage to his young wife, Antoinette Cadot de Sebeville, who died prematurely. The octagonal brick and stone building was designed by architects Franque and Christophle. Originally, it was surmounted by a lantern now reconstituted, and adorned with an iron grill forged by Jean Veyren, now disappeared.

The chapel houses in its crypt the remains of John III of Mailly, ancestor of Empress Sissi (Elisabeth of Wittelsbach). The tomb of the Marquise, carved by Jean-Baptiste Dupuis, is located in an oval vaulted room decorated with ionic pilasters. The building, looted during World War II, was restored at the end of the 20th century and classified as a historic monument on June 5, 1973.

Located near the old convent of Cordeliers (15th century), the chapel bears above its gate the coat of arms of the House of Mailly. Its heritage protection and architectural features make it a remarkable testimony of the 18th century funeral art in Picardie. Sources mention old photographs of the missing grid and references in the Mérimée and Clochers bases of France.

External links

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