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The '''Coignard''' was a convent of regular [[Augustinian]] canonesses founded in [[Paris]] on [[7 October]] [[1647]] (the anniversary of the [[Battle of Lepanto]] in [[1572]]) and dedicated to Saint-Augustin de la Victoire-de-Lépante. Its site is in the corner of what is now boulevard Diderot with rue de Picpus. It was dissolved and converted into a prison on the [[French Revolution]] - |
The '''Coignard''' was a convent of regular [[Augustinian]] canonesses founded in [[Paris]] on [[7 October]] [[1647]] (the anniversary of the [[Battle of Lepanto]] in [[1572]]) and dedicated to Saint-Augustin de la Victoire-de-Lépante. Its site is in the corner of what is now boulevard Diderot with rue de Picpus. It was dissolved and converted into a prison on the [[French Revolution]] - the prison's cemetery is the [[Picpus Cemetery]]. |
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Revision as of 15:07, 3 September 2008
The Coignard was a convent of regular Augustinian canonesses founded in Paris on 7 October 1647 (the anniversary of the Battle of Lepanto in 1572) and dedicated to Saint-Augustin de la Victoire-de-Lépante. Its site is in the corner of what is now boulevard Diderot with rue de Picpus. It was dissolved and converted into a prison on the French Revolution - the prison's cemetery is the Picpus Cemetery.