Place Vendôme in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Couvent et Club des Feuillants

— Histoire de Paris —

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023

1. Couvent et Club des Feuillants Marker

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Henri III installe à Paris en 1587 des Cisterciens réformés venus de l'abbaye Notre-Dame de Feuillants, en Languedoc, et confie à Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau la construction de leur couvent. L'église est consa crée en 1608 et sa façade achevée en 1624 par François Mansart. L'entrée monumentale, oeuvre de Jules Hardouin-Mansart, terminée en 1676, se situait dans l'axe nord-sud de la place Vendôme et le jardin dessiné par Le Nôtre s'étendait jusqu'au Manège des Tuileries (rue de Rivoli). En 1790, le Club des Feuillants s'installe dans l'église. Ses membres se dispersent après le 10 août 1792, et l'église devient la buvette des députés des différentes assemblées qui siègent au Manège, jusqu'à la destruction de l'ensemble des bâtiments en 1804.

(English translation:)

Henri III installed Reformed Cistercians from Notre-Dame de Feuillants Abbey, in Languedoc, in Paris in 1587, and entrusted Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau with the construction of their convent. The church was built in 1608 and its facade was completed in 1624 by François Mansart. The monumental entrance, the work of

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Jules Hardouin-Mansart, completed in 1676, was located in the north-south axis of Place Vendôme and the garden designed by Le Nôtre extended as far as the Manège des Tuileries (rue de Rivoli). In 1790, the Club des Feuillants moved into the church. Its members dispersed after August 10, 1792, and the church became the refreshment bar for the deputies of the various assemblies who sat at the Manège, until the destruction of all the buildings in 1804.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the Histoire de Paris series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1587.

Location. 48° 51.966′ N, 2° 19.768′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Place Vendôme. Marker is on Rue Saint-Honoré, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 229 Rue Saint-Honoré, Paris, Île-de-France 75001, France. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hôtel de Noailles (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Le Mariage de La Fayette / Lafayette’s Wedding (about 150 meters away); Juan Crisostomo de Arriaga (about 180 meters away); Léon Tolstoï / Leo Tolstoy (about 180 meters away); Madame Geoffrin (about 240 meters away); Henry Dupuy de Lôme

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Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023

2. Couvent et Club des Feuillants Marker - wide view

(about 240 meters away); Eglise Saint-Roch / Saint Roch Church (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Couvent des Feuillants (Wikipedia, in French).

Overview (in translation): The Royal Monastery of Saint-Bernard, commonly known as the Convent of the Feuillants, was a Parisian monastery founded in 1587 by Henri III for the monks of the Reformed Cistercian order of the Feuillants . Located at rue Saint-Honoré, behind the current nos. 229-235 of this street, near the corner of the current rue de Castiglione, its buildings were razed at the beginning of the 19th century.

Secularized and nationalized by the decrees of the 13th and May 16, 1790, the convent served in particular as a meeting place for an ephemeral political gathering, the Club des Feuillants.

(Submitted on October 19, 2023.)

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Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023

3. Couvent et Club des Feuillants Marker - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 38 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 19, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.