Collège des Bernardins
| Collège des Bernardins | |
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The church nave of the College des Bernardins in Paris
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| General information | |
| Type | Church |
| Architectural style | Gothic style |
| Location | 20, rue de Poissy in the 5th arrondissement of Paris |
| Coordinates | 48°30′20″N 2°12′39″E / 48.5056°N 2.2107°ECoordinates: 48°30′20″N 2°12′39″E / 48.5056°N 2.2107°E |
| Construction started | 13th century |
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| http://www.collegedesbernardins.fr/en | |
The Collège of Bernardins, or Collège Saint-Bernard, located no 20, rue de Poissy in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, is a former Cistercian college of the historic University of Paris. Founded by Stephen of Lexington, abbot of Clairvaux, and built from 1248 with the encouragement of Pope Innocent IV, he served until the French Revolution of residence for the Cistercian monks students at the University of Paris,.
After a complete renovation completed in September 2008, it is now a place for meetings, dialogues, training and culture offering a rich program of conferences and symposia, exhibitions, concerts, activities for young people Public and a theological and biblical studies center. Since 2009, it houses the Académie catholique de France.
It has been the subject of a classification for French historical monuments since 10 February 1871.
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