Construction of the Feuillants Monastery 1621-1623 (≈ 1622)
Quadrilatera and Cistercian cloister built.
1790
Disappearance of Folilants
Disappearance of Folilants 1790 (≈ 1790)
End of the original monastic community.
1808
Repurchase by the Ladies of the Holy Child Jesus
Repurchase by the Ladies of the Holy Child Jesus 1808 (≈ 1808)
New educational and religious vocation.
1838
Blessing of the Neoclassical Chapel
Blessing of the Neoclassical Chapel 1838 (≈ 1838)
Vault decorated with pumpkin motifs.
1863
Construction of the wing rue des Teinturiers
Construction of the wing rue des Teinturiers 1863 (≈ 1863)
Major expansion of the complex.
1908
Installation of the Major Seminary
Installation of the Major Seminary 1908 (≈ 1908)
Purchase by the diocesan association.
1992
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 1992 (≈ 1992)
Protection of facades, cloister and chapel.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Façades and roofs on streets, courtyard and garden of the buildings of the former Feuillan convent located in quadrilateral around the cloister; cloister (ground, galleries with their vaults) , refectory on the ground floor of the East Wing with its French ceiling and cellar level located under the south wing of the cloister of the former Feuillan convent ; chapel (1834-1838) with sacristy in its southern extension ; façades and roofs of the 1863 square building and the 1895 classroom building (see E 180): inscription by order of 10 February 1992
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Origin and history
The Grand Seminary of Toulouse originated in the Feuillants monastery, built between 1621 and 1623 by the Cistercian congregation. This quadrilateral of buildings, organized around a cloister with galleries on square piles, includes a refectory and cellars, typical of the 17th century Toulouse Conventual architecture. The Feuillants community disappeared in 1790, marking the end of this first monastic period.
In 1808, the site was bought by the Ladies of the Holy Child Jesus, who built a neoclassical chapel blessed in 1838, decorated with Pompeian motifs. The building of a wing on Rue des Teinturiers in 1863, followed by major expansions at the end of the 19th century (inner wings, additional wings), reflects the evolution of institutional needs. These transformations combine medieval heritage and architectural modernity.
The diocesan association acquired the whole in 1908 to set up the Great Seminary, consolidating its religious and educational vocation. The elements protected today — cloister, refectory, chapel (1834-1838), and buildings of 1863 and 1895 — bear witness to these three phases of construction. Enrolment in the Historical Monuments in 1992 preserves this hybrid heritage, where Cistercian history, Catholic pedagogy and eclectic architecture intersect.
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