In Tourrettes, on the small departmental road 219 that runs through the village, the Pénitents chapel, formerly known as Notre Dame de Cavaroux, with its typically Provencal bell tower, was built by the monks of Lérins in the 14th century.
Currently closed.
Adjacent to the cemetery, it was originally the tomb of the Lords of Tourrettes.
In the 17th century, it became the chapel of the Confrérie des Pénitents Blancs.
The penitents were exclusively lay people, representing all social classes.
Their charitable work of public assistance and distress relief extended to the widest fields until the French Revolution.
Each penitent wore a robe called a "sac", usually attached to a hood, which enabled them to work anonymously.
The color designates a specific charitable action and a recognized religious patronage.
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