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 Convent of the Benedictines of the Bon-Secours in Paris à Paris 1er dans Paris 11ème

Patrimoine classé
Couvent
Paris

Convent of the Benedictines of the Bon-Secours in Paris

    99-101 Rue de Charonne
    75011 Paris 11e Arrondissement
Couvent des Bénédictines du Bon-Secours à Paris
Couvent des Bénédictines du Bon-Secours à Paris
Couvent des Bénédictines du Bon-Secours à Paris
Couvent des Bénédictines du Bon-Secours à Paris
Couvent des Bénédictines du Bon-Secours à Paris
Couvent des Bénédictines du Bon-Secours à Paris
Couvent des Bénédictines du Bon-Secours à Paris
Couvent des Bénédictines du Bon-Secours à Paris
Couvent des Bénédictines du Bon-Secours à Paris
Crédit photo : Pierre-Yves Beaudouin - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1648
Foundation of the Priory
1667
Official approval
1770-1780
Works by Victor Louis
1790
Revolutionary closure
1800-1801
Sale of land
1802
Richard Lenoir spinning installation
1973
Historical monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The facades and roofs on streets and on the courtyard of the West Wing Building, 101 rue de Charonne, and those of Building C, 99 rue de Charonne, on the edge of the impasse of the Bon-Secours; the two marquetry parquet floors on the first floor of Building C: inscription by order of 17 September 1973

Key figures

Claude de Bouchavanne - Founder of the Priory Widow, installed his sister as a prioress.
Madeleine-Emmanuelle de Bouchavanne - First Prioress Former nun in Soissons.
Victor Louis - Architect Large chapel and convent (1770-1780).
Richard et Lenoir - Industrial Cotton spinning in 1802.
Napoléon Ier - Emperor Remit Legion of Honour to Richard Lenoir (1810).

Origin and history

The priory of the Benedictines of the Bon-Secours, founded in 1648 by Claude de Bouchavanne, widow of a king's councillor, spread between the rue de Charonne and the impasse of the Bon-Secours in Paris. After his sister's installation as a prioress, the establishment was officially approved in 1667. The chapel and the convent, enlarged by architect Victor Louis between 1770 and 1780, welcomed in particular wives locked up at the request of their husbands. The site was vandalized during the Revolution and closed in 1790, becoming well national.

In 1802, industrialists Richard and Lenoir installed a cotton mill, helping to reduce foreign imports. Napoleon I awarded the Legion of Honour to Richard Lenoir in 1810, welcoming their fight against the English industry. After the collapse of the factory, the convent housed an industrial school (1832), a hospice (1846), and a Protestant church (1863). Major damage occurred in the 20th century, with the destruction of the chapel (1937) and porch (1971).

Today, only facades on the street, roofs and two marquetry parquet floors, listed as historical monuments in 1973, remain. The site, restored with public funds, received the Prix de raimentment de la Mairie de Paris. The remains, located at 99-101 rue de Charonne and in the Bon-Secours impasse, testify to its turbulent history, between religious, industrial and social life.

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