Chapel of the White Penitents

The Chapel of Sainte-Foy is a Roman Catholic chapel located in the heart of Montpellier, at 14 Rue Jacques Coeur. Dedicated to Saint Foy, the chapel was originally established in the Middle Ages.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: religious church building of Montpellier, France
Also known as: “chapel of the White Penitents”, “chapel Sainte-Foy of Montpellier”, “Chapelle Sainte-Foy des Pénitents Blancs”, “Sainte-Foy church”, and “White Penitents church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hotel of the Treasurers of France and Gaumont Comédie.

Hotel of the Treasurers of France

Historic building

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Hotel of the Treasurers of France is a historic building.

Gaumont Comédie

Movie theater

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Gaumont Comédie is a movie theater.

The Place de la Comédie is a square in Montpellier, Hérault in Southern France. It is at the southeast point of the city centre, at, where the fortifications of the city were formerly located. Place de la Comédie is situated 110 metres southeast of Chapel of the White Penitents.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Antigone and Castelnau-le-Lez.

Antigone

Quarter

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Antigone is a neighbourhood of Montpellier, France, east of the city centre. It is best known for its architectural design by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura.

Castelnau-le-Lez

Town

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Castelnau-le-Lez is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located on the outskirts of Montpellier, it is situated around 3 km north of the city centre. Castelnau-le-Lez is situated 4½ km northeast of Chapel of the White Penitents.

Celleneuve

Neighborhood

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Celleneuve is a part of Mosson neighbourhood, in the West of the city of Montpellier, Hérault, France. The place name can be translated as new cellar. It first appeared in Aniane's cartulary, written in 799, where it is mentioned that Benedict of Aniane created a priory, called Cella nova on the soil of Juvignac, even before the city of Montpellier was founded. Celleneuve is situated 4½ km west of Chapel of the White Penitents.

Chapel of the White Penitents

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Montpellier, Arrondissement of Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude

43.60966° or 43° 36′ 35″ north

Longitude

3.8795° or 3° 52′ 46″ east

Height

17 metres (56 feet)

Open location code

8FM5JV5H+VR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 75264238

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=catholic

Wikidata ID

Q2957097

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Chapel of the White Penitents” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Església dels Pénitents Blancs (Montpeller)”
Catalan: “Església dels Pénitents Blancs”
French: “chapelle des Pénitents blancs”
French: “Chapelle Sainte-Foy de Montpellier, dite chapelle des Pénitents blancs”
French: “chapelle Sainte-Foy de Montpellier”
French: “église des Pénitents Blancs”
French: “église Sainte-Foy”
Spanish: “capilla de los Penitentes Blancos”
Spanish: “capilla Sainte-Foy de Montpellier”
Spanish: “Capilla Sainte-Foy de Montpellier”
Spanish: “iglesia de los Penitentes Blancos”
Spanish: “iglesia de Sainte-Foy”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Languedoc Museum and Au cadre doré.

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