Carmelite Prison, Paris
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Carmelite Prison, Paris was a former Parisian convent converted into a revolutionary-era prison notorious for holding political detainees during the French Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carmelite Prison, Paris canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former convent
ⓘ
former prison ⓘ historical building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Carmes Prison
ⓘ
Couvent des Carmes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Revolutionary Tribunal
ⓘ
surface form:
French revolutionary tribunals
persecution of non-juring priests ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | site of the Martyrs of September 1792 ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| convertedTo | prison ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent |
2 September 1792
ⓘ
3 September 1792 ⓘ |
| eraOfUseAsPrison | late 18th century ⓘ |
| event | September Massacres ⓘ |
| heritage | site of martyrdom of priests ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Revolutionary period ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
6th arrondissement of Paris
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ Rue de Vaugirard NERFINISHED ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| notableFor |
September Massacres
ⓘ
surface form:
September Massacres of 1792
holding political detainees ⓘ |
| notablePrisonerType |
Catholic clergy
ⓘ
nobility ⓘ political opponents of the Revolution ⓘ |
| originalFunction | Carmelite convent ⓘ |
| partOf | network of Paris revolutionary prisons ⓘ |
| perpetratorsType |
revolutionary mobs
ⓘ
sans-culottes ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Reign of Terror
ⓘ
anti-clerical violence ⓘ |
| religiousOrder |
Carmelite Order
ⓘ
surface form:
Carmelites
|
| status | no longer used as a prison ⓘ |
| usedDuring | French Revolution ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of clergy
ⓘ
detention of political suspects ⓘ |
| victimsCountApproximate | about 115 to 120 prisoners killed ⓘ |
| victimsType |
political prisoners
ⓘ
refractory priests ⓘ religious prisoners ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.