Timeline

Heritage classified

Key figures

Origin and history

The former chapel of the Chapel is a small 13th century building, located on the southern side of the collegiate church of Saint-Émilion, of which it was an outbuilding. This building consists of a unique room divided into two square spans. Its columns, adorned with capitals carved of human heads and leaves, support a vault entirely covered with medieval paintings (arêtier, double arch, formationets), hidden under a badigeon in the 19th century. The west entrance, in the middle of the hanger, features an archvolt decorated with four ray stars, typical of late Romanesque or primitive Gothic art.

The chapel was classified as a Historic Monument by decree of 17 September 1964, recognizing its heritage value. Owned by a private company, it retains remarkable architectural elements, such as its 13th century wall paintings, rare testimonies of medieval art in Aquitaine. Its state of preservation and current access (visit, rental, or private use) are not specified in the available sources, but its location, at 552 Rue du Clocher, is attested with an accuracy deemed satisfactory (note 7/10).

Subsequent changes, particularly in the 15th century, could be structural or decorative changes, although the sources do not detail these interventions. The chapel illustrates the importance of religious dependencies in medieval canonical ensembles, often linked to liturgical or community life. Its current isolation, separated from the college, reflects the urban and religious transformations that have taken place since the Middle Ages.

External links