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Origin and history

The Convent of the Dominicans of Carpentras, founded in 1312, was originally located extramural, near the gate of Notre-Dame-du-Grès, near a monastery today disappeared. Its church, rebuilt in the 15th century and consecrated in 1499, housed the burials of local religious and notable families. The cloister was rebuilt in 1641 under the impetus of Henry de Sourdis, Archbishop of Bordeaux, while the convent extended over a vast area including the current streets of the Old Hospital and Doctor Barjavel.

Closed in 1791 during the Revolution, the site became a barracks for artillery and firemen under the First Empire. After a brief religious reoccupation (1860-1903), he returned to a cultural place (theatre, cinema) until the 1960s. Today it houses the tourist office, a heritage centre of Comtat Venaissin, and premises dedicated to the Mont-Ventoux Regional Natural Park, while its cloister has been converted into a parking lot.

The choir of the convent, the only classified element, has been inscribed in historical monuments since 1932. The church originally had 14 side chapels (7 north, 7 south), organized around a convent and a cloister. Its recent rehabilitation (€5 million) has preserved this centuries-old heritage, combining religious, military and cultural heritage.

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