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The Plan de la Tour church was built between 1770 and 1774 by Ravan, master mason in Avignon, on the site of the former hospital of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem.
The Romanesque building became the main place of worship in Sorgues after the abandonment of the Romanesque Saint-Sauveur church (now called Saint-Sixte Church), which was ransacked during the wars of religion and became too dilapidated.
It is the only church in Vaucluse built in ashlars, and the latter come from the ruins of the papal palace in Sorgues, with the exception of the facade of the building, the bell tower and the window openings. Stonemason marks are still visible on the stones, in the form of tools or graphs. These various marks were used to identify the stonemason and to record his work.
The church contains a huge canvas of Christ in glory, which is why it is called the 'Church of the Transfiguration'. Eight paintings by Philippe Sauvan, a French painter and engraver from the 18th century, are also inside the place of worship.
Source: city of Sorgues
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