Chapel of the Cordeliers

Historic site and monument, Religious heritage, Chapel, 14th C in Avignon
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  • The Cordeliers settled in Avignon in 1226 and, like the other begging orders, they built their convent outside the ramparts that stood at the time. They built along the banks of the Sorgue, near the former Imbert entrance.

  • Construction started on the convent in 1233; the immense church was only completed in 1350. Illustrious families chose to have their tombs in the church. Petrarch's muse Laure de Noves is said to have been buried in the de Sade family's burial vault, in 1348.

    On 16 October 1791, Nicolas Lescuyer, a patriotic notaire, was dragged into the nave and assassinated on the steps to the altar. This event set off the terrible retaliation known as the 'massacres de la Glacière'. The Cordeliers...
    Construction started on the convent in 1233; the immense church was only completed in 1350. Illustrious families chose to have their tombs in the church. Petrarch's muse Laure de Noves is said to have been buried in the de Sade family's burial vault, in 1348.

    On 16 October 1791, Nicolas Lescuyer, a patriotic notaire, was dragged into the nave and assassinated on the steps to the altar. This event set off the terrible retaliation known as the 'massacres de la Glacière'. The Cordeliers buildings were sold off as national property after the French Revolution and were subjected to demolition. All that remains today is the picturesque apse chapel and the highly-eroded belltower.
  • Spoken languages
    • French
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