Couvent des Capucines, Paris

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The Couvent des Capucines in Paris was a prominent Capuchin convent and church, later demolished during 19th-century urban renovations, historically noted among other things as the burial site of Madame de Pompadour.

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Couvent des Capucines, Paris canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Capuchin convent
former church
former convent
burialPlaceOf Madame de Pompadour
city Paris
constructionStart early 1600s
continent Europe
country France
demolishedDuring Haussmannian renovation of Paris
demolishedFor urban renovations in Paris
demolishedIn 19th century
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
foundedBy Marie de’ Medici
surface form: Marie de Médicis
foundedFor Capuchin nuns
founder Marie de’ Medici
surface form: Marie de Médicis
hasReligiousFunction Catholic worship
cloistered life of nuns
heritage part of Parisian religious architecture
historicalSignificance associated with the court of Louis XV through Madame de Pompadour
example of monastic institutions suppressed after the French Revolution
inception early 17th century
languageOfName French
locatedIn 1st arrondissement of Paris
Paris
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
locatedNear Place Vendôme, Paris
surface form: Place Vendôme

Tuileries Garden
locatedOn Rue Saint-Honoré
namedAfter Capuchin
surface form: Capuchin Order
notableBurial Madame de Pompadour
members of French nobility
partOf Catholic Church in France
region Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
religiousOrder Capuchin
surface form: Capuchin Order

Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
significantEvent French Revolution
status demolished
usedAs church
convent

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Madame de Pompadour burialPlace Couvent des Capucines, Paris
Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson burialPlace Couvent des Capucines, Paris