Romanic Architecture, in the end of the XII-th century
Primitive building : rectangle of 21,5 m on 4,66 m of a height of 6,77 m. Apse in semicircle with vault in bottom - de-four. Door of the main facade in oak (copy of that of the origin).
Another door, to the left, was in some metres of the castle. She(it) was reserved for the Lords of The Nurse. The building was, until 1866 , surmounted by a square bell tower.
The history of the Chapel :
Towards 1180, construction of the Church, after that of ramparts and castle Towards 1480, increase of the nef become insufficient
- In the South, by one an appendix of style ogival. In 1537, Elisabeth de Forbin, Lady of The Nurse, based there Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciade's hat shop.
- In the North, and longitudinalement, by an appendix, today disappeared. One does not know which was there lawful the hat shop of Saint Baptist.
on 1707 : plunder and destruction of a part(party) of the church by the troops of Duke de Savoie come to besiege Toulon. (Bells, tables(pictures), ornaments were removed).
on 1728, 1734, 1749 : repairs of the bell tower and the building.
on 1782 : the church, become too small, stopped being parish. (Construction of the current church).
on 1793 : Seat of Toulon by the Armies of the Republic, the church was again destroyed. For a long time abandoned, she(it) often served as shelter to the Bohemians.
on 1822 : Repair by a Brotherhood of Penitent of the place.
on 1866 : the Restoration by Mr Martin, Priest La Garde.
1984-1989 : important Works of restoration of the ancient called parochial church, from now on "Romanic Chapel" (Friends of the Old Nurse, Delplace municipality, Ministry of Culture.
in October 7 : Inauguration of the "Romanic Restored Chapel" by Mr. Maurice Delplace, Mayor of The Nurse and Monseigneur Madec, Bishop de Fréjus-Toulon.
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