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Highlights
🌟 Explore the hidden secrets of the Institut Catholique de Paris, including the stunning Saint Joseph des Carmes Church, beautifully preserved despite the trials of history
🕍 Discover the rich history of the Couvent des Carmes and its connection to the French Revolution
🌳 Stroll through the serene garden, once the site of tragic events, and enjoy a peaceful escape in the heart of Paris

General Info
📅 Date and time: select your date & time directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 1h 30m
📍 Location: Institut Catholique de Paris, 21 Rue d'Assas, 75006 Paris
👤 Age requirement: suitable for all ages
♿ Accessibility: please note that the garden has uneven terrain and may be challenging for those with limited mobility. Additionally, access to the crypt is not suitable for individuals with reduced mobility

Description
Discover the hidden secrets of the Couvent des Carmes at the Institut Catholique de Paris. This tour takes you through the rich artistic and historical legacy of the former Carmelite convent, which has largely remained hidden from the public. Visit the stunning Saint Joseph des Carmes Church, inaugurated in 1624, and learn about its historical significance and tragic connection to the French Revolution. Explore various rooms at the back of the church, including the sacristy and the seminarians' chapel, as well as the former cloister, now part of the Catholic University of Paris. The convent has served many purposes over the centuries, from a religious community to a prison and finally an educational institution. The most secret part of the complex is a large garden at the back, hidden from the street and providing a peaceful retreat for seminarians. This garden bears silent witness to the horrors of the September 1792 massacres. Other secrets lie underground: three crypts with different functions and histories, containing the tombs of 19th-century Carmelites and the remains of religious murdered during the Revolution, as well as the tomb of a beatified layperson, still venerated worldwide today.

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Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes

70 Rue de Vaugirard, Paris, 75006

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🎁 Offer this experience to your loved ones! Click <a href="https://feverup.com/m/63080" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a> to discover our gift card. Highlights 🌟 Discover a rich and little-known decor in venues normally closed to the public, a unique experience not to be missed! 🕍 Enter the Church of Saint Joseph des Carmes and delve into the tragic history of the French Revolution, a true journey through time 🌳 The best-kept secret of the premises: a vast wooded and flowered garden, invisible from the street, which now serves as a promenade for the seminarians General Info 📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector ⏳ Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours 📍 Location: Institut Catholique de Paris 👤 Age requirement: open to all ♿️ Accessibility: the visit is wheelchair accessible except for the crypt 🗣 Guide: Bohemond - 06 98 08 61 15 Description The secret of the Carmes is an entire artistic and historical complex, though little known behind an austere and banal facade. This visit allows you to admire a rich and little-known decor in venues normally closed to the public. Entering the Church of Saint Joseph des Carmes, inaugurated in 1624, is to better understand the historical and tragic connection to the French Revolution. The tour also offers the chance to discover several rooms at the rear of the church, including the sacristy and the seminarians' chapel. But also the former cloister, today annexed by the Catholic University of Paris. The former convent has had a long life between religious home, prison, and university. The best-kept secret of the premises is located at the rear: a vast garden, wooded and flowered, invisible from the street. This haven of peace, which today serves as a promenade for the seminarians, experienced the terrible massacres of September 1792. The other secrets are visible underground: three crypts with very diverse functions and destinies. They house the tombs of 19th-century Carmelites and the bones of monks massacred during the Revolution. Finally, the tomb of a beatified layman, still venerated worldwide today.