Rue André Autheman

The Charity was intended to provide a refuge for beggars. At the end of the 17th century, the city entrusted the plans for the Charité to the Avignon architect Pierre Mignard. This ambitious project called for the construction of a vast complex of four buildings with two large courtyards. The project began in 1681, but in the end was limited to a single wing built perpendicular to the street. In 1766, the architect Jean-Ange Brun from Isle of Man simplified the initial project and built a new building on the banks of the Sorgue. The neo-Romanesque chapel, built around 1850 in a courtyard by the departmental architect Joffroy, marked the completion of the work. In 1758, the Charité welcomed 126 boarders (including 72 children). From the end of the 18th century to the end of the following century, the Hospitaller Sisters managed the establishment. The Charité was disused in 1910

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