CHURCH OF SANTIAGO LE MAJORE KNOWN AS THE CHURCH OF THE GÉSU
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The history of this building is built around two churches, successively built on this site, both built by the Jesuits. The first, rather modest, north of the present, began in 1612. The second construction will start thirty years later with a architecture inspired by that of the church of the Gesù de Rome. Decorated with a facade in the eighteenth century, it becomes the first witness building of the Baroque Baroque. Originally, the chapel served as a convent to the Jesuits until they were expelled from Nice in 1774, following the dissolution of their order. The church then received the seat of Saint-Jacques-le-Grande parish in 1802. The bell tower adorned with glazed tiles is inspired by the geese architecture. The interior, abundant decoration, allowed to spread in the spirit of the faithful the idea of the glory of God. A 36-meter long Romanesque arch and 14 wide depths illustrate various episodes the life of Saint Jacques the Major alongside Christ. These decorations, made at the beginning of the nineteenth century, are attributed to the painter Hercule Trachel.
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La chaire de prédication mérite qu'on prête attention à ce bras vêtu de la soutane noire des Jésuites qui jaillit sur son flanc droit. Il tient fermement une croix amovible. Le prêcheur se saisissait de la Croix pendant son prêche pour galvaniser son auditoire par la parole et le geste, dans une mise en scène presque effrayante, propre à impressionner les âmes pieuses.