St-Pierre-des-Chartreux

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Ornate church portal in rue Valade

The Church of St-Pierre-des-Chartreux is located near Place Saint-Pierre in the French city of Toulouse . Its name is derived from the Carthusian monastery who built a monastery on the site at the beginning of the 17th century. Since May 7, 1956, the church has been classified as a Monument historique .

history

Remnants of the cloister

The building history of St-Pierre begins in 1602 when Carthusian monks from Castres , persecuted by Protestants , decided to found a monastery in Toulouse. In 1609 came the collapse of the outer dome, consequently, the monastery building further increased was. On May 20, 1612, Cardinal François de Sourdis consecrated the church.

Only a few remains of the wall and the church remain from the monastery. Since September 2007, St-Pierre has served as the parish church for the nearby university .

Christmas

The monastery church was initially dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Saint Paul of Thebes . It was only given the name St-Pierre in 1792 during the French Revolution , after troops seized the neighboring church of St-Pierre-des-Cuisines and its monastery and converted it into an arsenal , so that St-Pierre-des-Chartreux is now the main church for the parish served.

architecture

The nave is divided in two by a monumental altar : one half was intended for churchgoers, the other for the Carthusian monks, with each area having its own entrance. Various types of marble from the Pyrenees were used for the main altar, which was designed by François Cammas .

The main entrance was designed in 1613 by Antoine Bachelier , a son of the sculptor Nicolas Bachelier .

Interior

Main altar

Inside there are numerous frescoes , reliefs and paintings (including the “Homage to the Shepherds” by Jean-Baptiste Despax and scenes from the life of Saint Bruno of Cologne by François Fayet). In the choir room of the Carthusians there are 62 carved wooden choir stalls from the 17th century. In addition to the paintings, St-Pierre-des-Chartreux has a large number of sculptures, most of which date to the 18th century. Particularly noteworthy here are the main work "Angels crown the Most Holy" from 1785 by François Lucas , who also designed the main altar, as well as the stucco bas-reliefs by his father Pierre Lucas, which show the cardinal and monastic virtues . There is also an extraordinary ensemble of sculptures made of wood in the St-Croix chapel, made by Arthus Legoust and his studio in the 17th century.

The pulpit dates from the 18th century and comes from the church of St-Pierre-des-Cuisines.

Organs

The gallery organ with its magnificent case has 51 registers . It was built from 1677 to 1682 by Robert Delaunay (40 stops on 3 manuals and pedal) and expanded in 1760 by Jean-Esprit Isnard and Joseph Cavaillé. In 1792 (during the French Revolution) it was transferred from the Jacobin monastery in Toulouse by Jean-Baptiste Micot (the son) . Further changes were made in 1854 by Frederic-Jean Junck, Theodore Puget and Sons in 1880 and 1902, and finally by Maurice Puget in 1958. Due to the excellent restoration (completed in 1982) by Gerhard Grenzing, a large part of the pipe material from the 17th and 18th centuries is still preserved in the organ. The case has been classified as a Monument historique since 1914 and the entire instrument since 1969 . The smaller choir organ from the 19th century was made by a Toulouse organ builder.

today's disposition of the organ
I Positif de Dos C – d 3
Bourdon 08th'
Flute (from c 1 ) 08th'
Prestant 04 ′
Flûte à cheminée 04 ′
Nazard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Duplicate 02 ′
Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Larigot 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Fittings III
Cymbals III
Trumpets 08th'
Cromorne 08th'
II Grand Orgue C – d 3
Bourdon 16 ′
Montre 08th'
Bourdon 08th'
Flute (from c 1 ) 08th'
Prestant 04 ′
Flute 04 '
Big Tierce 3 1 ⁄ 5  ′
Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Duplicate 02 ′
Fourth 02 '
Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Flageolet 01'
Fittings IV
Cymbals IV
Plein Jeu IV
Tiercelette III
Cornet V 08th'
1 ère trumpet 08th'
2 e trumpets 08th'
Trompette en cham. 08th'
Voix humain 04 ′
Clairon 04 ′
III Récit g – d 3
Cornet V 08th'
Trumpets 08th'
Hautbois 08th'
IV echo c – d 3
Bourdon 08th'
Prestant 04 ′
Nazard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Duplicate 02 ′
Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Sifflet 01'
Cymbals III
Cromorne 08th'
Pedale C – f 1
Flute 16 ′
Flute 08th'
Principal 04 ′
Bombard 16 ′
Trumpets 08th'
Clairon 04 ′
  • Coupling : I / II (sliding coupler), II / P
  • Tremulants : Tremblant fort / Tremblant doux

  • Organ and choir stalls

  • Gallery organ

  • Choir organ

  • Decoration of the gallery organ

Web links

Commons : St-Pierre-des-Chartreux  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry no. PA00094503 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ^ L'âge d'or de la sculpture , Somogy, Paris 1997.
  3. ^ Les collectionneurs Toulousains du XVIIIe siècle , Somogy, Paris 2003.
  4. ↑ Entry No. PM31001458 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  5. ↑ Entry No. PM31000943 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  6. ↑ Entry No. PM31000932 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 43 ° 36 ′ 16 "  N , 1 ° 26 ′ 12"  E