Built between 1744 and 1749, this magnificent church features a baroque curved and counter-curved "façade", typical of western Provencal religious architecture at the time. Listed monument.
During the French Revolution, it became in turn the headquarters of the Jacobin Club, a decadal temple, an ammunition depot and finally a cooper's warehouse. Restored to worship in 1803 and erected as a parish, it became the headquarters of the Confrérie des Pénitents Noirs and took the name of Saint-François-de-Paule. Heavily damaged during the Second World War, it was gradually restored and returned to worship in 1967.
Major restoration work was carried out between 1992 and 1994, restoring the church to its classical Baroque appearance.
- Largely inspired by Roman and Piedmontese Baroque, the building features a modest nave and side chapels.
- Some of the church's interior painted panels and objects are listed or registered in the Monuments Historiques inventory.
- Its flat ceiling and the balustraded gallery that surrounds it at half-height on three sides make it unique.
- The church features a beautiful 18th-century high altar in polychrome marble.
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