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Ancien couvent des Ursulines

Marcigny, Saône-et-Loire, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Le plafond de la chapelle, y compris la charpente, la couverture et les murs qui le portent (cad. AL 246) : inscription par arrêté du 26 novembre 2010
Protection dates
2010/11/26 : inscrit MH
Type
couvent
Main period of construction
milieu 17e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Marcigny
Département
Saône-et-Loire
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Coordinates
46.27665, 4.04011
Mérimée reference
PA71000054

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "The Province and citie of Lions. Lyonnois forest et Beaujolois" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le couvent des Ursulines a été édifié au milieu du 17ème siècle. En 2003, des travaux menés dans l'ancienne chapelle du couvent ont mis au jour le décor peint de la voûte lambrissée et compartimentée de la nef. Autour de quatre grandes figures (dans la partie plane) et d'anges musiciens (sur les voussures) se déploient des motifs décoratifs : rinceaux d'acanthe, anges sonnant de la trompe émergeant de motifs végétaux, grappes de fleurs et de fruits, motifs de cuir découpés et une inscription « INRI JESUS MARIE ». Le plan du plafond, daté de 1678, est conservé dans le recueil des oeuvres de l'architecte Jeresmie de La Rue.

English translation

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The convent of the Ursulines was built in the middle of the 17th century. In 2003, work carried out in the former chapel of the convent brought to light the painted decoration of the panelled and compartmented barrel vault of the nave. Around four large figures (in the flat part) and musical angels (on the voussures) unfold decorative motifs: acanthus scrolls, angels sounding the trumpet emerging from vegetative motifs, clusters of flowers and fruits, cut leather motifs and an inscription 'INRI JESUS MARIE'. The plan of the ceiling, dated 1678, is preserved in the collection of works of the architect Jeresmie de La Rue.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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