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Avignon : Former convent of Benedictine nuns of Notre-Dame, then Masonic lodge, currently municipal school

Vaucluse

Reference

PA84000032

Latitude

43.94702

Longitude

4.80534

Address

11 Rue Dorée 84000 Avignon

Construction era

2e moitié 17e siècle

Protection date

1949/10/28 : inscrit MH ; 2003/06/13 : classé MH

Protection cause

Les deux portes monumentales, 1, rue des Ortolans : inscription par arrêté du 28 octobre 1949 - L'ancienne chapelle en totalité (cad. DH 109) : classement par arrêté du 13 juin 2003

In 1659, the Benedictines began to build their church, probably according to François Delbène's plans. In 1660, a dormitory was built above the chapel. After 1674, a monastery was erected according to Delbène's conceptions. In 1698, the current ceiling, decorated with woodwork incorporating paintings, was installed. Carisiers Pierre Brunet and Charles Boisselin worked under the direction of Pierre Mignard. In 1712 Charles Boisselin was responsible for making the altarpiece. The convent is now a municipal school. All the iconography of the chapel is dedicated to Marie, with the exception of some paintings of the saints Simon and Jude, which are probably not of origin.