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CHAPEL OF THE FORMER JESUIT COLLEGE

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Rue du Collège, 76260Eu, France
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2024
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Renaissance chapel containing a marble mausoleum dedicated to Balafré and another with the remains of his wife

In the 16th century, at a time of religious tension, one man made his mark by having a Jesuit college built in his town in 1580. This man was Henri de Guise, known as "le Balafré", Count of Eu and the terrible promoter of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. After his assassination in Blois in 1613, his wife Catherine de Clèves had a chapel built, dedicated to Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola. Built between 1613 and 1624, its Renaissance style was inspired by the Jesuit church in Rome. In this place steeped in history, a white marble mausoleum is dedicated to the memory of the Balafré, while another houses the remains of his wife. In 2014, the creation of the Viollet-le-Duc room made it possible to stage temporary exhibitions.

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Delphine O.
Delphine O.
Visited in november 2022
Jolie chapelle souvent le lieu d'exposition de peinture et de sculpture
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pascal c.
pascal c.
Visited in august 2022
Belle chapelle
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Eric D.
Eric D.
Visited in july 2022
Magnifique bâtiment dans la commune d'EU, petite ville très sympa et qui mérite de s'y arrêter et d'y flâner
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Jean S.
Jean S.
Visited in july 2022
Magnifique bâtiment abritant des expositions exceptionnelles de qualité et d'intelligence. Aujourd'hui, une exposition exceptionnelle par l'un des plus grands antiquaires du Sénégal, en Seine Maritime pour encore une semaine seulement (!), l'occasion de voir des pieces exceptionnelles de l'art tribal africain, merveilleusement mis en scene par Mr. Abdoulaye Sow et ses amis de la Phave, en partenariat avec la Fondation du Patrimoine et la Mairie de la ville d'Eu qui donne ainsi une occasion unique a sa population de se plonger l'espace d'un instant en pleine afrique noire et sa culture de traditions et d'humanité; et, s'il en reste encore, la possibilité d'acquerir une piece ou l'autre a des prix raisonnables...
Expo a voir absolument, tlj sf Lundi 10h-18h00, Chapelle du College, Eu 76260.
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morcarx2
morcarx2
Visited in january 2020
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Une jolie chapelle au style original. Je n ai pas pu rentrer à l intérieur mais l extérieur est joli. Le style de celle ci est original avec quelques sculptures qui changent de l ordinaire.
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