Toulouse Cathedral

The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Chapel is a legacy of the "Confrérie toulousaine des Pénitents Gris", dating back to 11th April 1577. After the dissolution of the latter during the Revolution, the Brotherhood bought a piece of land in 1825 and the new chapel was blessed on August 7, 1827. It adopts an internal and external architecture as simple as it is intimate, and still continues to receive worship there thanks to the priests of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest.

Designed according to the plans of the architect Auguste Delort, the church was built on the site of a former vast cemetery common to the parishes of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Sernin, Notre-Dame-du-Taur and Saint-Michel, which was in use from 1780 to 1840, before being disused in favour of that of Terre-Cabade. Faced with the impatience of the inhabitants of the district, a first parish service was established as early as 1849 following the completion of the first crypts. Due to a lack of financial means, the work progressed chaotically. Seven years later, despite its official opening for worship, the church is far from being completed. Even today, its bell tower and vaults have still not been completed.

The church Notre-Dame de la Dalbade is located rue de la Dalbade in the district of the Carmes in Toulouse. It should not be confused with the basilica of the Daurade on the quay of the same name. Its current name comes from the old church which preceded it and which was covered with a white plaster (lime), giving it the name of Santa Maria dealbata (Sainte-Marie la blanche). The present building, rather austere on the outside, is typical of southern Gothic architecture. The first church stood from 541 to the end of the 15th century on the site of the first oratory. It was destroyed by fire on October 27, 1442 along with the rest of the district. In spite of its disappearance, the current name of the Dalbade (which derives from the dealbata) is preserved.