Foundation of the convent 1639 (≈ 1639)
Arrival of the Augustines to educate the girls.
1644
Dedication of the chapel
Dedication of the chapel 1644 (≈ 1644)
Saint-Louis chapel in cut stone.
1789
Revolutionary decommissioning
Revolutionary decommissioning 1789 (≈ 1789)
Closing of the convent at the Revolution.
1815
Return of Augustines
Return of Augustines 1815 (≈ 1815)
Reinvestment after the Revolution.
1901
Final expulsion
Final expulsion 1901 (≈ 1901)
Forced departure of nuns.
1940
Bombing and fire
Bombing and fire 1940 (≈ 1940)
Partial destruction of the convent.
1941
Registration MH of remains
Registration MH of remains 1941 (≈ 1941)
Protection of the door and chapel.
1950
Reconstruction of the city
Reconstruction of the city 1950 (≈ 1950)
Shaving of remains, except the door.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
South gate of the large chapel, ascent rue Jean-Leprévost (cad. AB 50): inscription by decree of 24 November 1941 supplemented by decree of 17 July 1996
Key figures
Filles de la Congrégation - Religious Augustines
Founders of the convent in 1639.
Vierge à l'Enfant - Statue adorning the door
Sculptural element of the seventeenth century.
Origin and history
The Augustine convent of Caudebec-en-Caux, established in the 16th century, was officially founded in 1639 by the Daughters of the Congregation to teach girls free of charge. The chapel of Saint-Louis, dedicated in 1644, was built of limestone, with a single ship covered with slate, and extended by wooden panels. The convent housed 18 nuns and 6 converses, but was disused to the Revolution before being reinvested in 1815.
The monument suffered heavy damage during the bombings of 1940 and 1944, reducing its remains to the southern gate of the chapel, the only element preserved. Listed in the Supplementary Inventory of Historic Monuments in 1941, the site was razed during the reconstruction of the city around 1950. The 17th-century door, adorned with a statue of the Virgin and Child, was raised on the front of the presbytery, rue Jean-Léon Leprévost.
The Augustines, expelled in 1901, were never able to return. Today, only the monumental door and its carved decoration bear witness to the history of this convent, a symbol of women's education and local religious life. The property now belongs to the municipality, and its only protected vestige remains accessible in the reconstructed urban landscape.
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