Couvent des Jacobins

Saint-Sever, France

The Couvent des Jacobins was a monastery in Saint-Sever - Jacobin was the French term for the Dominican Order. Founded in 1280 thanks to the support of Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I of England, it was partly destroyed in 1569 by Huguenot troops under Gabriel, comte de Montgomery during the Wars of Religion.

It was partly rebuilt thanks to the support of père Antonin Cloche, a native of the town who became master-general of the order in 1686. Its cloister and south and west wings were restored in the Languedoc Romanesque style using pink brick and stone.

After the French Revolution it was re-used as a school, college, agricultural school, store, fire-station, municipal baths and finally a market. From the 1970s it has housed cultural aspects of the town, including the musée des Jacobins.

References:

Wikipedia

Address

Rue Antonin Cloche 1, Saint-Sever, France

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Details

Founded: 1280
Category: Religious sites in France
Historical period: Late Capetians (France)

More Information

en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4.3/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Isabelle (3 years ago)
Place a little out of time, the arcades are very beautiful. Place of exhibition, sale etc...

Marie Tresarrieu (3 years ago)
Very nice exhibition of artists

Florence H. (3 years ago)
Thank you, glad to have discovered your museum. Discovery of the rich history of Saint Sever. Pleasant presentation, a lot of explanation on the Roman villa, its researchers, the beatus, the abbey, the Jacobin convent.

Christelle Slive (4 years ago)
Beautiful, I recommend

Anastasia An (4 years ago)
The museum is located in the Jacobin Convent, a very beautiful space. Please note that the entrance is separate from the ticket office, but if you find the ticket office first (€ 4 per person), then it's easy. Entrance to the museum is via a staircase leading upstairs. The exhibition on Gallo-Roman excavations is quite interesting, and after that there are two rooms dedicated to the Beatus of Saint-Sever, very good too.

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