Église de la Madeleine (Aix-en-Provence)

The Église de la Madeleine is a Roman Catholic church in Aix-en-Provence.

A convent of the Dominican Order and a Gothic church was built in the 13th century on the Place des Prêcheurs.

[1][6] The facade was designed by architect Henri Révoil (1822-1900) from 1855 to 1860, and it serves as an example of Second Empire architecture.

[9] Additionally, a century later, Louis-Charles-Jean-Baptiste Michel, who served as Bishop of Fréjus and Toulon from 1829 to 1845, was baptised in the church on July 12, 1761.

[15] The paintings inside are temporarily housed in an air-conditioned warehouse in Marseille for the duration of the refurbishment of the church.

Close-up of the lunette sculpted by Henri Révoil above the main door