Description
Les Dimanches du Patrimoine du Vexin Normand (Heritage Sundays in Vexin Normand) is a unique opportunity to discover the heritage treasures of the Communauté de communes du Vexin Normand at your own pace, one Sunday a month from June to October.
Built, religious and historical heritage often reveal little-known or unsuspected architectural treasures. Rarely open to the public, these places steeped in history will exceptionally open their doors to you.
In Gisors, a land of Norman history, discover the astonishing chapel of the Leprosarium, whose interiors were painted by Dado, the famous contemporary artist.
Founded in 1210 by Jean de Gisors, the chapel was remodeled throughout the Middle Ages. With a surface area of 110 m², it currently comprises two rectangular sections: one built of limestone ashlar rubble, the other a little narrower, half-timbered with half-timbering.
In 1967, the hospital sold the former chapel to the town for a symbolic franc. Listed as a Monument Historique in 1992, restoration work began in 1996. From 1998 to 2010, renowned Montenegrin painter Dado (Miodrag Djuric) painted the interior of the "Last Judgment".
This monumental work is a rare example of a contemporary painting commissioned for a building. Like all leprosaria, the one in Gisors was built outside the town to protect residents from the risk of contagion.