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The church of Saint-Pierre des Minimes in Compiègne was founded around 915, the date of its initial foundation. Rebuilt between 1130 and 1140 until the middle of the 13th century, it first served as a parish church for the city's intramural inhabitants. In 1207 the division of Compiègne into three parishes by the bishop of Soissons marked a turning point, although the construction of the church of Saint James began only in 1235. St Peter became a priory in 1185, a status which she retained until 1606, before being attached to the convent of the Minimist Brothers located nearby.

In 1791, in the revolutionary context, the church and its convent buildings were sold as national property and awarded to the Prosecutor of the Municipality of Compiègne. Ranked a historical monument by decree of 26 March 1927, it now embodies a preserved medieval religious heritage, linked to the urban and spiritual evolution of Compiègne. Its history reflects institutional transformations, from the feudal era to the French Revolution.

The building, located 6 Promenade Saint-Pierre des Minimes, preserves architectural traces of its many functions: parish church, priory, and then convent chapel. Its inscription in the title of historical monuments underlines its importance in the historical landscape of the Hauts-de-France, an area marked by a rich ecclesiastical past and a gradual urbanization around the medieval ramparts.

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