Chapelle Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste de Perpignan

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The chapel Saint-Jean-l'Evangelist of Perpignan known as Funerària is a religious building built on the commune of Perpignan in the department of the Pyrénées-Orientales in the Occitan region.

Situation: The chapel is located in Perpignan in the Prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales on Rue Admiral Ribeil, it is owned by the city.

The chapel is related to the Campo-Santo cemetery. It was built near the Cathedral of Perpignan in the 14th century between 1300 and 1330 and was financed mainly by private funds. It then became a classroom in the 15th century to return to a capitular hall in 1601. The walls of the cemetery and the chapel have been classified as historical monuments since 30 June 1910. The commune established the departmental archives there and in 1985 it returned to its function of worship.

Architecture: The architecture is Gothic in style and is equipped with contemporary stained glass windows, consisting of 4 galleries about 54 meters long each. She has only one nave and no side chapels. It is the largest and oldest example of a funerary cloister in France. In 1999...