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The Chapelle Sainte-Agathe is a
chapel A chapel (from , a diminutive of ''cappa'', meaning "little cape") is a Christianity, Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. First, smaller spaces inside a church that have their o ...
located in Saint-Maime in the French department of
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (sometimes abbreviated as AHP; ; ; ), formerly until 1970 known as Basses-Alpes (, ), is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France, bordering Alpes-Maritimes and Italy to the east, Var to the sou ...
. It was erected in the 12th century.


History

The Chapelle Sainte-Agathe and the Château de Saint-Maime tower were built in the 12th century. Apart from the remains of a few castle walls, these are the only remains of the castle that was once inhabited by
Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence Ramon Berenguer IV or V (; 1198 – 19 August 1245) was a member of the House of Barcelona who ruled as count of Provence and Forcalquier. He was the first count of Provence to live in the county in more than one hundred years. During the minor ...
and his wife
Beatrice of Savoy Beatrice of Savoy (c. 1198 – c. 1267) was Countess consort of Provence by her marriage to Ramon Berenguer V, Count of Provence. She served as regent of her birth country Savoy during the absence of her brother in 1264. Beatrice was the daugh ...
. The chapel offers panoramic views of the Luberon valley including the villages of Dauphin and Mane. The chapel is classified as an official
Monument historique () is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, ...
by a decree of March 4, 1988.


Architecture

Inside the chapel, frescoes of the 12 apostles are barely visible. The adjacent tower is the only octagonal tower in Provence. The tower has recently undergone an extensive renovation with support from the French Fondation du Patrimoine.
Fondation du Patrimoine dossier (French)


References


External links


Municipal website (in French)
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