Cordeliers Convent Campus The Practical School | |
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Campus of the universities of Paris | |
Les Cordeliers École Pratique de la Faculté de Médecine | |
![]() The refectory, the only remaining part of the convent, photographed in 2012. It is now classified as a monument historique. | |
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Region | Île-de-France |
Ville | Paris |
Arrondissement | 6th |
Part of | City of Paris |
Boroughs | Host |
The Cordeliers Convent in Paris (in French: "Les Cordeliers", or "l'École Pratique de la Faculté de Médecine de Paris", in English: the Practical School of the Paris Faculty of Medicine) is a university and historic site in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, located in the Latin Quarter campus at 15, rue de l'École-de-Médecine.[1][2] It takes its name from the former Cordeliers Convent, a monastic establishment founded thanks to the generosity of King Louis IX and part of the Franciscan order. Today, only the convent refectory remains of the original building, recently restored by the RIVP.[3] The owner of the site is the City of Paris.
During the French Revolution, the Cordeliers convent became the headquarters of Danton and Desmoulins' Club des Cordeliers. Under the French Empire, it became the headquarters of the Practical School of the Paris Faculty of Medicine, which is located across the street, in the École de Médecine building.
The Cordeliers Convent is now home to :