CHAPEL OF CHARITY

In 1708, begins the construction of the chapel to supplement the Hospice Hall for this purpose. As a result of the winter 1708-1709, particularly rigorous, a very large famine destroyed all the resources of Charity, including the 1 000-pound legacy of Guy Colombet. Work resumes in 1739 to be completed in 1741. A donation from the Barns Neyron family allows the addition of côtés in 1804. They allow for the separation of the sexes and direct access from the sick to the chapel. The sobre facade is made of charcoal sandstone. In the centre it includes a large portal surmounted by a niche in which a magnificent statue representing charity is inscribed. On both sides, two heads in mascaron represent faith and prayer. Inside, the visitor is greeted by a double ionic colonnade in white stone based on red marble, along which a series of stained glass windows presents a precise programme based on the Redemption. Apart from two stained glass windows Barrelon and Grigny 1867, the others come from the Mauverney workshop. These two rows of stained glass lead to a flat chorus adorned with 1746 th-century woodwork, to which a remarkable baroque altar in marble of different colours, made on site by an Italian artist in, stands.