Couvent des Bernardines

Couvent des Bernardines

The chapel in 2011.
General information
Type Convent
Town or city Marseille
Country France
Completed 1743

The Couvent des Bernardines is a historic building in the 1st arrondissement of Marseille, France. It was a Roman Catholic convent for the Bernardines from its construction in 1743 to the French Revolution.[1] It has been home to a high school, the Lycée Thiers, since 1802.[1] It has been a listed building since 1952.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Chapelle du Lycée Thiers (ou chapelle des Bernardines), actuellement entrepôt". Base Mérimée. French Ministry of Culture. Retrieved March 31, 2016.

Coordinates: 43°17′47″N 5°22′54″E / 43.2964°N 5.3817°E / 43.2964; 5.3817

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