Convents in the heart of Paris

Couvent
75014 Paris 14e Arrondissement

The Saint-François convent, built in the 1930s in Paris 14th, is a brick religious building housing a remarkable chapel and cloister, a symbol of the renewal of sacred art in the 20th century.

École
75006 Paris

The Petits Augustins convent, founded in the 17th century in Paris, now houses the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts. Its historic buildings, combining medieval chapel and classical extensions, bear witness to its artistic and religious heritage.

Couvent
75006 Paris

The Carmelite convent in Paris now houses the Bible Museum and the Holy Land. This historic monument, whose exact period is not specified, bears witness to the Parisian religious heritage.

Couvent
75010 Paris

The former convent of the Recollets, a 17th-15th century religious building located in Paris 10th, now houses cultural spaces and a residence for artists in its classified buildings.

Couvent
75005 Paris

The convent of the Benedictine Ladies of the Blessed Sacrament, located in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, is a religious building of the 16th and 17th centuries, partially protected since 1975.

75006 Paris 6e Arrondissement

The Carmelite convent, founded in the 17th century in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, was a major religious place before becoming a seminary. Its church, classified as a historic monument in 1910, houses the first dome built in Paris.

Couvent
75003 Paris 3e Arrondissement

Former 17th and 18th century convent located in Paris 3rd, the Convent de la Merci was a monastery of the Order of Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci, transformed after the Revolution into a report building. Its facades and sundials are classified.

Couvent
75001 Paris 1er Arrondissement

The Convent of the Feuillants, a 16th century Cistercian monastery in Paris 1st, was a major religious and political place before its destruction in the 19th century. Only classified buildings and the church bedside remain.