Carmelite Convent of Châtillon-sur-Seine

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Former Carmelite convent in Châtillon-sur-Seine

The Carmelite Châtillon-sur-Seine is a former convent of Carmelite nuns from the 17th and 18th centuries in the French city of Châtillon-sur-Seine . The building has been under monument protection as a Monument historique since 1996 .

history

After approval by the local government , the Carmelite convent was in 1622 with donations founded by Marie Duneau, widow of Pierre Chazot, decent master of the Accounts Chamber of Dijon . The first buildings, which were spread around three courtyards, included a chapel and a residential building with a spiral staircase . From 1625 to 1661 the monastery property was expanded through successive acquisitions. At the end of the courtyard, parallel to Rue du Bourg-à-Mont, a residential building with a gallery and two smaller buildings at right angles were built after 1633 .

Due to the deterioration of the chapel, it was decided in 1706 to build a church , in 1708 the forecourt (under the bell tower) was built first, then work was interrupted. The project was resumed in 1713 with a new plan by the royal surveyor Nicolas Verniquet. It was planned that the church, accessible through a Doric portal, would be equipped with a groin vault , Ionic pilasters and a choir ; the three galleries still missing in the cloister and a new residential building (on the site of the old chapel) were to be built. In 1718 the work was completed: the dome of the church was, according to the town historians, comparable to that of Val-de-Grâce .

To court converted monastery church

The French Revolution led to the expulsion of the nuns in 1792. In 1795 the town hall moved into the monastery. The hospital building was sold in 1807, and the buyer undertook to demolish the stair tower with a view of the monastery courtyard. In 1820, after the city administration had finally settled in the old Benedictine monastery , the Carmelite monastery was divided into several parcels and sold. However, the property on which the church stands did not find a buyer, so it was decided in 1821 to accommodate a court . The necessary construction work, against which the architects Tridon and Chaussier resisted for a long time, was not completed until 1842 after they subjected the building to fundamental changes, which in particular resulted in the destruction of the dome and the bell tower . In the former monastery buildings, which were converted into residential houses, there are still two galleries and vaulted rooms. The church is currently used as a depot for the city ​​museum .

See also

Web links

Commons : Tribunal de Châtillon-sur-Seine  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry no. PA00135219 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ a b c Entry No. IA21000052 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 47 ° 51 ′ 21.4 "  N , 4 ° 34 ′ 28.6"  E