Saint-Lazare prison
The Saint-Lazare prison was a prison on Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis in the 10th arrondissement of Paris ( France ).
history
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Vincent de Paul founded the Congrégation de la Mission , also known as the Lazarists , in 1632 and set up a leprosy hospital at 107 Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis , which was inaugurated on January 7, 1632.
In 1793 the building was converted into a prison, and during the “Grande Terreur” era it played an important role when thousands of people were arrested, tortured and killed. In 1896 the building became a women's prison. In 1935 it was largely demolished and the Paris hospital administration was housed in the remaining wing. Only the prison infirmary and the chapel, built in 1834 by Louis-Pierre Baltard (father of the architect Victor Baltard ), remained. These parts of the building were listed as a historic neoclassical building ensemble in 2005 .
Known inmates
Men
- François-Joseph Bélanger , French architect and garden designer
- André Chénier , French writer
- Jean-Antoine Roucher (1745–1794), French writer, see portrait
- Hubert Robert , French painter
- Marquis de Sade , writer and free spirit
- Joseph-Benoît Suvée , Belgian painter
- Thomas de Treil de Pardailhan (1754-1822)
- Friedrich Freiherr von der Trenck , Prussian officer and adventurer
- Carl Constantin von Hessen-Rheinfels-Rotenburg , Hessian Prince and General of the French Revolution, from May 15, 1794 to January 11, 1795
Women
- Marguerite Steinheil , French mistress
- Henriette Caillaux , French assassin
- Louise Michel , French author and anarchist
- Mata Hari , Dutch dancer and spy
- Alice de Janzé
- Marthe Hanau , French investment fraudster
Trivia
A song by Aristide Bruant called À Saint-Lazare is named after the prison.
Individual evidence
- ↑ ARRETE N ° 2005 - 2347 portant inscription au titre des monuments historiques de l'ensemble des bâtiments dus à l'architecte Louis-Pierre Baltard: les façades et toitures de l'ancienne infirmerie, le sol de la cour et la totalité de la chapelle de l'ancienne prison, devenue Hôpital Saint-Lazare, sis 1 à 5 square Alban-Satragne et 107, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis à Paris (l0ème); situés sur la parcelle n ° 48 d'une contenance de 1 ha 03 a 12 ca, figurant au cadastre section AP et appartenant à la Ville de Paris. Considerant que les bâtiments subsistants de l'ancienne prison Saint-Lazare constituent l'un des rares exemples parisiens d'architecture néo-classique construits par Louis-Pierre Baltard et qu'à ce titre ils présentent un intérêt d'art et d'histoire suffisant pour en rendre desirable la préservation et les class au titre de monuments historiques.
- ↑ Walter Grab: A people must conquer their own freedom
literature
- Jacques Hillairet: Gibets, Piloris et Cachots du vieux Paris. Éditions de Minuit, Paris 1956, ISBN 2-7073-1275-4 .
Web links
- St. Lazare - The Best Jail Cell in Paris (English)
Coordinates: 48 ° 52 ′ 32 " N , 2 ° 21 ′ 16" E