The Field Marshal of Bellefonds, an illustrious ancestor, was one of Louis the XIV’s (the Sun King) most trusted companions. As a member of the Court of Versailles, he commissioned a grand town house in the center of Versailles by the architect Mansart, who later designed the magnificent Château de Versailles for the King.

When the Maréchal retired to his estate Isle-Marie in Normandy, his birth region, extensive building works were started and the façade of his private chapel was again designed by Mansart in a fine italianate style.

In the first days of the liberation in June 1944, the delicately carved stone interior was entirely destroyed but the superb façade escaped virtually undamaged. When enough funds have been raised the elegant facade and the nowadays bare, but impressive interior will be thoroughly restored so the chapel may once again be a place of worship.