Église Saint-Bruno-des-Chartreux
Neighborhood: Croix-Rousse
Nearest Train: Croix-Rousse
Phone: +33 4 7210 9655
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The principal interest of the abbey church of Saint Bruno des Chartreux lies in its rarity: its one of only a few baroque churches in Lyons. The monastery to which it belonged to was destroyed like many others during the Revolution. All that remains is a little cloister south of the chancel through which the monks would enter to go to services, and of course the abbey church itself. The long chancel used by the monks dates from the 16th century. The stalls were carved in the 18th century by Van der Heyden, from drawings by J.G. Soufflot (cf. Hôtel Dieu). The nave and the transept, which were built in the 18th century by Delamonce, are baroque in style, as is the dome. A series of interesting paintings from that era hang in the abbey church, notably the two by C. Tremolières which can be seen in the transept: the Ascension and the Assumption (1737). The façade was constructed much later between 1868 and 1872.
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Baroque Church of St Bruno
Neighborhood: Croix-Rousse
Nearest Train: Croix-Rousse
Phone: +33 4 7210 9655
Email | Website | Map | add to Travel Bag (NEW)
The principal interest of the abbey church of Saint Bruno des Chartreux lies in its rarity: its one of only a few baroque churches in Lyons. The monastery to which it belonged to was destroyed like many others during the Revolution. All that remains is a little cloister south of the chancel through which the monks would enter to go to services, and of course the abbey church itself. The long chancel used by the monks dates from the 16th century. The stalls were carved in the 18th century by Van der Heyden, from drawings by J.G. Soufflot (cf. Hôtel Dieu). The nave and the transept, which were built in the 18th century by Delamonce, are baroque in style, as is the dome. A series of interesting paintings from that era hang in the abbey church, notably the two by C. Tremolières which can be seen in the transept: the Ascension and the Assumption (1737). The façade was constructed much later between 1868 and 1872.
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