St Liberal Chapel

Located in the northern part of the hyper center of Brive, the Saint-Libéral chapel was built near a busy route. Built or rebuilt at the beginning of the 1774th century, it served during the Wars of Religion as a chapel for the Dominicans whose convent, located outside the walls, had been burned down. Perhaps erected on the tomb of Saint Liberal, it was, until XNUMX, surrounded by a cemetery which, on that date, was sold and then subdivided.

Seized during the Revolution and sold as national property in 1791, the chapel became the property of the Lalande family who set up a tallow foundry and a candle factory there. It was this same family who returned it to worship in 1876 by donating it to the diocese.

Sold to the City of Brive in 1976 and listed in the Supplementary Inventory of Historic Monuments in 1978, Saint-Libéral has been a space for exhibitions and events since the 1980s.

Useful information

• Monument classification: Registered historic sites and monuments. Flowery Towns and Villages
• Type of monument: Chapel
• Visit conditions: Guided tour by appointment only