Chapelle Saint-Pétronille

  • Historic site and monument
06640 Saint-Jeannet
Originally dedicated to Saint-Antoine, this off-centre chapel on the old Gattières road was built in the 11th century, before the village was founded.
The chapel, which had fallen into serious disrepair, was sold in 1790 as national property to a citizen who donated it to the Confrérie des Pénitents Blancs in 1805. Enlarged and modernised in 1822, the chapel was blessed. The feasts of Saint-Antoine, Saint-Pétronille and Saint-Claude were celebrated there. It then became the centre of a pilgrimage for the feast of May, which was abandoned because the orange blossom harvest.

In 1973, the town council entrusted the chapel, which had fallen...

Location

Location

Chapelle Saint-Pétronille
06640 Saint-Jeannet

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  • French
Updated on 25 June 2025 at 10:33
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