Chapel of St Apolline

The chapel of St Apolline stands on a roadside in St Saviour, a single stone room licensed in 1394 and dedicated to the patron saint of toothache, and it holds fragments of medieval wall painting including a Last Supper, faded but legible. It was used as a barn for centuries before restoration. It is the only surviving medieval chapel in the island still consecrated. It is sometimes called the Chapel of St Mary of the Perelle, which is the dedication it was licensed under before the toothache saint attached herself to it. The building passed through private hands for centuries and was bought by the States of Guernsey in 1873.

What you actually see

• The wall paintings - fragments of medieval work including a Last Supper.
• The 1394 licence - the date the chapel was authorised.
• The single room - a chapel of one small vaulted space.
• The dedication - St Apolline, patron saint of toothache.

When to go

Year round; the chapel is generally open in daylight. The paintings need decent light to read. Services are occasional.

Honest expectations

The chapel is very small and the visit takes minutes. The paintings are faint and take looking for. Parking on the main road is difficult.

Nearby

Perelle Bay is west, and Le Trepied is northwest.