Prouille, France

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Prouille, France is a historic village in southern France best known as the birthplace of the first Dominican convent of nuns founded by Saint Dominic in the early 13th century.

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Prouille, France canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
village
associatedReligiousOrder Order of Preachers
associatedWith Dominican nuns
Saint Dominic
conventGender female religious community
conventOrder Dominican nuns
country France
founderOfConvent Saint Dominic
foundingOfConventDate early 13th century
hasHistoricalRole early center of Dominican spirituality
hasReligiousHeritage Dominican friars
surface form: Dominican Order
hasSite Dominican convent of Prouille
heritageType Christian monastic site
historicalEraOfConventFoundation High Middle Ages
historicalSignificance birthplace of the first Dominican convent of nuns
knownFor first Dominican convent of nuns
languageRegion French
locatedIn Occitania
surface form: Occitan cultural region

southern France
partOf Occitanie
Southern France
surface form: southern France
pilgrimageSiteFor Dominican friars
surface form: Dominican Order
religiousBuildingType convent
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism

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Dominican nuns historicalOriginPlace Prouille, France