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The foundation stone was laid on 24 February 1963 but the unexpected death of the poet on 11 October 1963 interrupted the work. Cocteau's adopted son Édouard Dermit transferred on the cement walls the 150 sketches left by Cocteau and realized the frescoes with the help of
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In 1962, Martinon commissioned Jean Cocteau to design the plans and especially the decoration of the chapel. Cocteau was assisted by the architect Jean Triquenot, painter Raymond Moretti, and ceramist Roger Pelissier.
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The chapel has been listed on the supplementary inventory of historical monuments since 20 January 1989. It was acquired by the City of Fréjus in 1989 and became a museum after its restoration soon after.
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At the origin of Notre-Dame-de-Jérusalem chapel is Louis Martinon, a banker from Nice who wanted a private chapel for the inhabitants of the Tour de Mare district of
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are represented on the stained glass of the entrance door and above it. Cocteau also reinterpreted the coat of arms of the Order. A
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In 1957, Cocteau finished the decoration of the 16th-century Saint Peter Romanesque chapel of
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From the entrance door, the frescoes of the chapel revolve around the theme of the
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French Riviera and Its Artists: Art, Literature, Love, and Life on the Côte d'Azur
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Grand sud insolite : La chapelle Notre-Dame de Jérusalem ou chapelle Cocteau
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The stained glass windows and the floor covered with blue ceramics, evoking the
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symbolizing the resurrection surrounds the oculus of the rotunda.
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Jean Cocteau – Edouard Dermit: un demi siècle d'amitié, 1947–1995
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Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Jérusalem, dite aussi Chapelle Cocteau
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Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Jérusalem, dite aussi Chapelle Cocteau
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Chapelle Notre-Dame de Jérusalem, dite chapelle Cocteau
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20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in France
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43°28′15.18″N 6°46′13.38″E / 43.4708833°N 6.7703833°E / 43.4708833; 6.7703833
Fréjus
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Official website
Consecrated
Museum
Monument historique
Monument Historique
Architect(s)
Groundbreaking
Catholic
Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon
French
Jean Cocteau
Villefranche-sur-Mer
Fréjus
charcoal
oil color pencils
Torcello Cathedral
Pantheon
oculus
Passion of Jesus Christ
the Last Supper
Jean Marais
Coco Chanel
Max Jacob
Francine Weisweiller
Order of the Holy Sepulchre

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