Prison de l'Abbaye

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Prison de l'Abbaye was a notorious Parisian prison and former abbey used during the French Revolution to detain political prisoners and site of several massacres.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building
former abbey
prison
associatedWith Parisian revolutionary tribunals
anti‑royalist violence
category Defunct buildings and structures in Paris
Former prisons in Paris
French Revolution sites in Paris
Massacres in France
cityDuringUse Paris NERFINISHED
convertedTo state prison
country France
dateOfEvent 1792-09-02
1792-09-03
demolished yes
demolitionDate early 19th century
eraOfConstruction medieval period
formerFunction monastic abbey
functionDuringRevolution held clergy
held members of the nobility
held political opponents
held royalist suspects
heritage site of revolutionary violence in Paris
historicalPeriod French Revolution NERFINISHED
languageOfName French
locatedIn 6th arrondissement of Paris
Faubourg Saint‑Germain NERFINISHED
Paris
Île‑de‑France NERFINISHED
locatedNear Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés NERFINISHED
namedAfter abbey of Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés NERFINISHED
notableEvent September Massacres NERFINISHED
massacres of 2–3 September 1792
notableFor mob justice during September Massacres
summary executions
numberOfVictimsEstimate approximately 150 prisoners
partOf network of Parisian prisons during the French Revolution
politicalContext Reign of Terror NERFINISHED
radical phase of the French Revolution
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousOrder Benedictines NERFINISHED
status no longer extant
usedAs detention center for political prisoners
revolutionary prison

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Madame Roland placeOfImprisonment Prison de l'Abbaye