La Chapelle Saint-Benoît

Backed by the sub-prefecture of Lot-et-Garonne in the town center of Marmande, the Saint-Benoît chapel is a building classified as a Historic Monument which elegantly mixes baroque and classical styles. The only vestige of the former convent of the Ladies of Saint-Benoît founded in 1645 by the Marquise de Grignols, it became a revolutionary prison when the nuns were expelled in 1792. The chapel was not returned to worship until 1839.
Observe its classical style facade dominated by simple and sober lines, then enter and, lo and behold, discover the baroque style interior with lush decoration. Admire the ceiling with its decoration painted on wood with exuberant motifs, a vast altarpiece in polychrome gilded wood as well as an exceptional series of paintings from the Toulouse school of the 18th century, illustrating the life of Jesus (adoration of the Magi, baptism, etc.). ).