Ancienne commanderie dite le Château

English translation

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History

In 1090, a Dauphiné gentleman founded the order of the Antonines. In the 12th century, the order settled in Toulouse and, from there, spread throughout the Languedoc. Saint-Antoine appears to be one of the first annexes of Toulouse, on the road leading from Lectoure to Agen. A hospital is established to care for the needy, as well as a chapel with the current Romanesque entrance door. Thanks to the donations made to the commandery, the reconstruction of the church is undertaken in the 13th century, and the hospital enlarged. The town is fortified and surrounded by ditches. The gates of the town were closed by drawbridges and shutters. In the 17th century, the hospital, used less and less, falls into ruin. In 1776, Pope Pius VI suppresses the order whose property is transferred to the Knights of Malta. At the Revolution, the property becomes national property and the hospital disappears.