Chapelle Notre Dame de La Consolation

Historic monument in 1942, the chapel of Our Lady of Consolation owes its name to a priest of La Bastide des Jourdans: Barthélémi Gauzan, from the diocese of Vercelli in Italy, in 1523, performed the first restoration of the building. The earlier history of the chapel is revealed by a visit the Archbishop of Aix makes our current church 1630.Dans church he said that a painting is just "the old church or Notre Dame Consolation ". A small side window suggests that the chapel was older than the restoration of the sixteenth century. 1092 text mentions a church "St. Mary Tribullanis". This last word means "tribe" = village "Lanis" = devastated. This building is older than the eleventh century. At this time the Bastide does not exist. The chapel is on the territory of Limaye. The people living around it, on the crêt where now the castle, had to leave the site destroyed as a result of Germanic invasions and settled in Châteauneuf-Notre-Done (Provençal form of Notre-Dame). The priest of the chapel a place of personal worship, and perhaps the place where he wished to be buried, as was the custom then. Later he founded in the church of La Bastide, another chapel under the title of "Ecce homo" which eventually will be his burial. Bartholomew Gauzan had family ties with a rich family of notaries and citizens of La Bastide, the Martin. In 1533, he bequeathed by will to Spirit Martin, notary of the place, the resulting sum of 6000 pounds, then currency, provided it maintains its chapel and there regularly appoint a priest to whom it will provide an income. But in 1589, occur the Wars of Religion. A regiment of soldiers came to besiege Beaumont, was stationed near the chapel. It is badly damaged and ruined remains until 1620. It was then made that the current choir, with a facade that we will never know. In 1622, in his will, Louis Martin, notary, bequeathed to ECU 60 "Rabella" and straighten the chapel. This chapel is he said, is decorated with three altars covered with black velvet, (it was at this time a funeral chapel?), Two jumpers, a plurality of blades and three silver chalices. In addition, he complained that the priest who was to provide the service was good food without having done no service! Someone malicious stole the stone. Heirs, Martin, who must provide four masses per year are ordered to repair to meet the wishes of its founder. Finally it is enlarged in 1626 to a little wider than the original choir aisle. The priest who exercises religious service Lachaux Marc, Jacques Martin claims to the ECU 80 due each year foundation. In 1660, revenue land and other farm assets are leased to Guilhem Garcin, La Bastide, who must maintain and pay the part of the Martin report. In 1674, Sir Leon Martin and Joseph Martin, royal notary, as "juice bosses" (those who have the right to appoint a priest) of the chapel, "gave" price-done "(quote) Francis Fauchier , master painter Forcalquier to the ceiling of the altar, there will be painted Our Lady of Consolation, good and fine painting, for a price of 15 pounds, commonplace. " In 1680, Sir John Bernard Coriolis, son of the lord, priest of the place, the renovated offers a chalice with paten its money where arms of the lord of the Bastide are carved chapel. Two years later, the Archbishop of Aix, during his pastoral visit, notes the good condition of the chapel. But in the eighteenth century, the chapel was abandoned again, the title of "Our Lady of Consolation" is transported to the parish church.Only two fraternities of men, that of "Our Lady of the Holy Rosary" and the "Saint Joseph", continue to hold their meetings. These brotherhoods were made of the richest men in the community, their primary goal was to help the most disadvantaged. In 1742, the priest's sister, Therese Morellet, founded Masses "requiem", including the chapel, but the archbishop refused as Masses are to be said, they will be held in the church. Also the founder bequeaths "11 pounds 6 sols per year to buy books of devotion to the use of" poor girls "who go to schools, recital the importance and necessity they are educated and learn to read so they advance in the practice of virtue. " What happens to the chapel at the time of the French Revolution? It is so bad it is not even inventoried as "national property" and not sold. It then enters the heritage of the town. During the separation of church property and the state, in 1907, it remains as the church and the chapel of Saint-Marc, communal property, but the priest has free use.

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