3. Chapel of the Langue of Provence
The Chapel of the Langue of Provence is dedicated to St Michael the Archangel. The altar reredos belongs to the 1620s and is amongst the earliest installed in the church. The altar table in white marble was installed 1732. The altar painting representing the archangel St Michael follows the new iconography given to the Saint after the Catholic Reformation. The painting fitted in the lunette represents the ‘Apparition of St Michael on Mount Gargano.’
The funerary monuments within this chapel belong to Grand Master Antoine de Paule (1623-1636) and Grand Master Jean Lascaris Castellar (1636-1657. The centre of the dome of the chapel bears the coat-of-arms of Grand Master La Cassiere whilst the imperial crown is accompanied with fleurs-de-lys the symbol of the French knights of which the langue of Provence formed part.