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[An illustration of a ship, symbolizing the symbol of Paris]
Histoire de Paris
Couvent des Capucines Installées depuis 1606 au 360 de la rue Saint Honoré, les Filles de la Passion ou Capucines durent quitter leur maison en 1688, lors de l’arnénagement de la place Vendôme; elles furent relogées au nord de cette place, dans un hôtel édifié par François d’Orbay. L’église du nouveau couvent fermait la place Vendôme au nord, à l’emplacement de la rue de la Paix. Le cloître et les jardins s’étendaient jusqu’au boulevard des Capucines.
[illustration of the Convent]
La dépouille de saint Ovide reposait dans l’église, et sa fête, le 31 août, était l’occasion d’une foire très populaire de trois semaines. Fermé en 1790, le couvent abrita l’hôtel des Monnaies, fabrique d’assignats. En 1806, l’eglise est détruite pour percer la rue Napoléon (de la Paix), et le domaine, vendu par lots.
One of the series of signs describing historical places in Paris. The signs were placed starting in 1992 and are also called sucettes Starck (Starck’s Lollipops) after Philippe Starck who designed them.
The sign describes the place where the Capuchin monastery stood
[An illustration of a ship, symbolizing the symbol of Paris]
History of Paris
Convent of the Capuchins Installed since 1606 at 360 rue Saint Honoré, the Daughters of the Passion or Capucines had to leave their house in 1688, during the development of Place Vendôme; they were relocated to the north of this square, in a hotel built by François d’Orbay. The church of the new convent closed Place Vendôme to the north, on the site of Rue de la Paix. The cloister and gardens extended as far as Boulevard des Capucines.
[illustration of the Convent]
The remains of Saint Ovid rested in the church, and his feast, August 31, was the occasion of a very popular three-week fair. Closed in 1790, the convent housed the Mint, an assignat factory. In 1806, the church was destroyed to open up Rue Napoléon (de la Paix), and the estate was sold in lots.
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