Couvent des Récollets de Versailles
Versailles, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
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Add PhotosThe Couvent des Récollets de Versailles was originally built in 1684 at the Palace of Versailles by order of Louis XIV as a house for the religious order of Récollets, a reform branch of the Franciscans created in sixteenth century in France, Germany, and Holland. After the order was suppressed during the French Revolution, the building was converted into a prison, and then later in the nineteenth century was used by the French army. Currently occupied by the French Ministry of Defense, the structure is only open to visitors during certain public events, such as Le Mois Molière, an annual theater event organized by the city of Versailles.
The basilica, which had been about to collapse, was finally demolished in 1796 except for the facade, with plans that were never carried out to construct a crossing between Rue St Julien and Rue du Jeu de Paume. Three bells from the convent have been preserved at the Lambinet Museum in Versailles.
The Couvent des Récollets de Versailles was originally built in 1684 at the Palace of Versailles by order of Louis XIV as a house for the religious order of Récollets, a reform branch of the Franciscans created in sixteenth century in France, Germany, and Holland. After the order was suppressed during the French Revolution, the building was converted into a prison, and then later in the nineteenth century was used by the French army. Currently occupied by the French Ministry of Defense, the structure is only open to visitors during certain public events, such as Le Mois Molière, an annual theater event organized by the city of Versailles.
The basilica, which had been about to collapse, was finally demolished in 1796 except for the facade, with plans that were never carried out to construct a crossing between Rue St Julien and Rue du Jeu de Paume. Three bells from the convent have been preserved at the Lambinet Museum in Versailles.
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- Added: 10 Jan 2021
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2722404
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