There were several Cordeliers Convents (French: ''Couvent des Cordeliers'') in
France
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. ''Cordeliers'' was the name given in France to the
Conventual Franciscans.
Cordeliers Convent in Paris
The Cordeliers Convent in Paris is located 15 rue de l'École de Médecine in the
6th arrondissement of the capital.
The Cordeliers Convent in
Paris
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was built during the 13th century. It served as a school of theology, a care center and a church.
It was nationalized in 1790 and became the home the eponymous
Club of the Cordeliers, which held its first meetings there during the
French Revolution. The group was evicted from the building on 17 May 1791.
The building later housed the
Dupuytren Museum of anatomy in connection with the school of medicine, until 2016. It became a
monument historique
() is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, ...
in 1905.
Burials at the convent in Paris
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Arthur II, Duke of Brittany
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Blanche of France, Infanta of Castile
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Joan I of Navarre, Queen of France and Navarre
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Marie of Brabant, Queen of France
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Joan II, Countess of Burgundy
Joan II, Countess of Burgundy (; 1287/88 – 21 January 1330), was Queen of France by marriage to Philip V of France; she was also ruling Countess of Burgundy from 1303 to 1330 and ruling Countess of Artois in 1329–1330.
Biography
Joan, ...
, Queen of France
References
Sources
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Franciscan monasteries in France
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