Foundation of the convent vers 1600 (≈ 1600)
Benedictine Convent and school open.
1629
Construction
Construction 1629 (≈ 1629)
Current building built this year.
1640
Catherine de Bar entrance
Catherine de Bar entrance 1640 (≈ 1640)
Religious profession at the convent.
1666
Connecting to the Congregation
Connecting to the Congregation 1666 (≈ 1666)
Convent joins the Benedictines of the Blessed Sacrament.
1792
Revolutionary Dissolution
Revolutionary Dissolution 1792 (≈ 1792)
Convent closed, building seized.
27 octobre 1995
Partial classification
Partial classification 27 octobre 1995 (≈ 1995)
South facade and tower inscribed.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
South facade, including the tower, and corresponding roof (see F 478): inscription by order of 27 October 1995
Key figures
Catherine de Bar - Religious Benedictine
Founded a congregation after its passage.
Origin and history
The Centre School in Rambervillers is a former Benedictine nuns convent founded around 1600. This convent, which also housed a school, was marked by the entrance of Catherine de Bar in 1640, a nun from Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. After joining the Benedictine community of Bruyères, she later settled in Paris, where in 1653 she founded the Congregation of Benedictines of the Most Holy Sacrament. The convent of Rambervillers, under the name of Notre-Dame de la Conception, joined this congregation in 1666.
The present building, built in 1629, was confiscated during the French Revolution in 1792 and then bought by the commune. Since then, it has hosted public services, including a media library and a kindergarten. In 1995, its southern façade and tower, emblematic of 17th century architecture, were inscribed as historical monuments.
The site underwent several phases of expansion, notably between 1656 and 1719, before being definitively acquired by the municipality between 1819 and 1829. Today it bears witness to both the Benedictine religious heritage and the adaptation of the heritage to contemporary uses.
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