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Verdun in Meuse, Alsace, Lorraine, Champagne-Ardenne, France — Western Europe
 

St. Nicolas Chapel
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Chapelle Saint-Nicholas

 
 
Chapelle Saint-Nicholas Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 18, 2024
1. Chapelle Saint-Nicholas Marker
Inscription.  
The Jesuit College had the Baroque chapel built by Maugrain in 1735. The façade is in traditional Jesuit style with combined triumphal arch and pediment, and is decorated with niches and reliefs and topped with a balustrade embellished with firepots. The interior has a nave and two aisles, all of equal height, with vaulting set on two rows of columns with ionic capitals. The building came under fire in 1916 and 1944, and is now no longer used as a church. Between 1575 and 1990, it contained the heart of Bishop Nicolas Psaume (founder of the College), which has now been laid to rest in the Cathedral.

[français]
Le Collège des Jésuites fut doté d'une chapelle baroque construite par Maugrain en 1735, qui possède une façade jésuite traditionnelle associant l'arc de triomphe et le fronton, ornée de niches et de reliefs et surmontes d'une balustrade à décor de pots à feu. L'intérieur présente une net et deux collatéraux d'égale hauteur, voutes sur deux rangs de colonnes à chapiteaux ioniques. Cet édifice bombarde en 1916 et 1944 est actuellement désacralisé, Il abrita de 1575 à 1990 le coeur de l’Évêque Nicolas Psaume
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(fondateur du Collège) déposé maintenant en la Cathédrale.

[Deutsch]
Das Jesuiten Kollegium wurde 1735 mit einer von Maugrain erbauten Kapelle ausgestattet. Die Kapelle hat die traditionelle Fassade der Jesuiten mit Triumphbogen und Giebel, die mit Nischen und Reliefs geschmückt und mit einer Balustrade mit Vasen versehen ist. Die Kapelle verfügt über ein Hauptschiff und zwei Seitenschiffe gleicher Höhe, deren Gewölbe auf zwei Säulenreihen mit ionischen Kapitellen ruhen. Das 1916 und 1944 bombardierte Gebäude hat keine kirchlichen Funktionen mehr. Von 1575 bis 1990 war hier das Herz des Bischofs Nicolas Psaume (Gründer des Kollegiums) verwahrt, das jetzt in der Kathedrale bestattet ist.

[Nederland]
Het College van de jezuïeten werd voorzien van een barokke kapel die in 1735 door Maugain gebouw werd en die een gevel in traditionele Jezuïetenstijl heeft die triomfboog en fronton verbindt, versierd is met nissen en reliëfs er waarop een balustrade versierd met vuurpotten prikt. Binnen in de kapel, een schip en twee even hoge zijbeuken, die over twee zuilenrijen overwelfd zijn met ionische kapitelen. Dit in 1916 en 1944 gebombardeerd
Chapelle Saint-Nicholas Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 18, 2024
2. Chapelle Saint-Nicholas Marker
The pock marks are the result of shelling during the World Wars
gebouw is momenteel ontheiligd. Van 1575 tot 1990 was er het hart van Bisschop Nicolas Psaume (stichter van het College) ondergebracht Momenteel rust het in de Kathedraal.
 
Erected by City of Verdun.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationReligion & Religious StructuresWar, World IWar, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1735.
 
Location. 49° 9.729′ N, 5° 23.078′ E. Marker is in Verdun, Grand Est (Alsace, Lorraine, Champagne-Ardenne), in Meuse. It is on Place Nicolas Psaulme near Rue Saint-Pierre, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4 Pl Nicolas Psaulme, Verdun, Grand Est 55100, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony, the Roman Empire, and specifically the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this
Chapelle Saint-Nicholas Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 17, 2024
3. Chapelle Saint-Nicholas Marker
Marker is just to the left of the red door.
marker: Chapel Saint Nicolas/Chapelle Saint-Nicolas (a few steps from this marker); Ancienne abbaye Saint-Paul (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Monument à la Victoire et aux Soldats de Verdun (XXe siècle) (about 120 meters away); Hôtel de la Princerie (about 120 meters away); The Defense (about 180 meters away); Porte Saint-Paul (about 180 meters away); Le 166eme Régiment d'Infanterie (about 210 meters away); Verdun (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Verdun.
 
Also see . . .  Ruins of Saint Nicolas Chapelle September 1916. Photos from World War I. (Submitted on December 7, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.) 
 
Chapelle Saint-Nicholas Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 18, 2024
4. Chapelle Saint-Nicholas Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 6, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.
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