Chapel of Saint Peter of Alcantara

  • Historic site and monument
  • Religious heritage
  • Chapel
  • 17th C
  • 18th C
Route RD 2204. Bord de route, 06540 Breil-sur-Roya
It is a private chapel in the Maglia valley. It was built in 1757 as can be seen on the cartouche on the façade. This Saint was a reformer of the Franciscans.
These rural chapels in Breil are among the many rural chapels with baroque decorations built in the Roya from the 17th century onwards, in the context of the Counter-Reformation.
These chapels, which were either collective initiatives or founded by a family, were scattered over the vast agricultural territory of the commune and allowed the celebration of services for the inhabitants of the district.
The small country chapels of the 17th and 18th centuries in Breil, which could sometimes...

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Location

Location

Chapel of Saint Peter of Alcantara
Route RD 2204. Bord de route, 06540 Breil-sur-Roya

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • French
Updated on 27 December 2023 at 14:19
by Office de Tourisme Menton, Riviera & Merveilles
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