CHAPEL OF THE FORMER JESUIT COLLEGE
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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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