Chapelle des Cordeliers, Sarrebourg
Saar, tributary of the Moselle at river kilometre 201 near Konz
In 1256, Franciscans (Cordeliers) came to Sarrebourg and began building a convent, near a 12th century church of St Mary. In the 16th and 17th centuries the chapel was rebuilt, in 1792 the convent was dissolved and the buildings used as barracks.
In 1927, the “Société d’histoire et d’archéologie de Sarrebourg” found accommodation in the chapel. In 1970, it was decided to demolish the dilapidated building adjacent to the chapel and to restore the chapel. The demolition left the chapel open to the east. Marc Chagall was commissioned to create a stained glass window for the opening. (Source: Wikipedia)
In 1976, the 12-metre high and 7.5-metre wide peace window (“La Paix”) and the side windows were completed. The stained glass was realised by Chagall in collaboration with Charles Marq.
The chapel is now a museum for the Chagall windows and part of the “Parcours Marc Chagall” of the city of Sarrebourg. (Further info e.g.: www.sarrebourg.fr/parcours-chagall/musee-du-pays-de-sarrebourg)
