Although I referred to this chapel in my previous entry regarding Latin Mass in Cannes, it seemed worthy of a separate entry for anyone travelling to Nice who wishes to hear the Extraordinary, or Tridentine, Rite.
If you do wish to hear the traditional Latin Mass with Gregorian chant during your stay in Nice, go to the old part of the city — Vieux Nice — and walk to the end of the Cours Saleya, where the market stalls are during the week. There you will find the Chapelle du Saint-Suaire, where this Mass is celebrated every Sunday and special feast days at 10 a.m. We weren’t in Nice on a Sunday, otherwise I would have gone, but I have noted it for our next visit.
The chapel is so named as it housed the shroud of Turin for a number of years in the 16th century.
If you are unable to attend Mass, the chapel is open every Tuesday afternoon from 2:30 – 5:30 for guided tours.




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