The Hospice Foundation 1633 (≈ 1633)
Created by Pierre Odebert and Odette Maillard.
1693
Installation rue Saint-Philibert
Installation rue Saint-Philibert 1693 (≈ 1693)
New site for the hospice.
1699-1708
Construction of the monastery
Construction of the monastery 1699-1708 (≈ 1704)
Period of construction of Bernardines.
1790
Municipal administration
Municipal administration 1790 (≈ 1790)
Managed by the City of Dijon.
1803
Transfer to Bernardines
Transfer to Bernardines 1803 (≈ 1803)
Installation in the old monastery.
1926
Cloister and oratory inscription
Cloister and oratory inscription 1926 (≈ 1926)
Partial protection.
1945
Classification of the chapel
Classification of the chapel 1945 (≈ 1945)
Sainte-Anne Chapel and classified outbuildings.
1974
Final closure
Final closure 1974 (≈ 1974)
End of Hospice activities.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Cloître des Bernardines : inscription by order of 26 May 1926; Chapelle Sainte-Anne (former oratory) and its outbuildings (chapels, appendices, sacristy, bell tower): classification by decree of 17 August 1945
Key figures
Pierre Odebert - Founder and adviser to Parliament
Co-founder with his wife in 1633.
Odette Maillard - Co-founder of the Hospice
Wife of Pierre Odebert.
Origin and history
Lehospice Sainte-Anne was founded in 1633 by Pierre Odebert, councillor in the Parliament of Dijon, and his wife Odette Maillard, within the Hospital Notre-Dame. Originally intended for orphans of both sexes aged 10 to 16, he quickly specializes in the reception of girls. The nuns teach reading, writing, housework, sewing and tapestry, while a priest teaches religious instruction. On the eve of the Revolution, the hospital houses about 200 orphans.
In 1693, the Hospice settled on Rue Saint-Philibert and in 1803 moved to the former monastery of Bernardines, acquired by the City of Dijon. This monastery, built between 1699 and 1708, now houses the Hospice until its closure in 1974. The Bernardine chapel and cloister were listed as historical monuments in 1926, followed by the chapel Sainte-Anne and its outbuildings, classified in 1945.
The establishment, run by the city from 1790 onwards, plays a major social role in Burgundy, offering education and protection to disadvantaged young girls. Its architecture, marked by the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, bears witness to its religious and charitable history. Today, the site is associated with the Museum of Burgundy Life, perpetuating its heritage memory.
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