Carmelite Prison, Paris
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Carmelite Prison, Paris was a former Parisian convent converted into a revolutionary-era prison notorious for holding political detainees during the French Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carmelite Prison, Paris canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Carmelite Prison, Paris Context triple: [Alexandre de Beauharnais, detainedAt, Carmelite Prison, Paris]
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Salpêtrière prison
Salpêtrière prison was a notorious Parisian detention facility, originally part of a vast hospital complex, that became infamous for its role in the violent upheavals of the French Revolution.
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Pignerol prison
Pignerol prison was a 17th-century French state prison in the Alps, notorious for holding high-profile political prisoners including the mysterious figure known as the Man in the Iron Mask.
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C.
Quartier de Picpus
Quartier de Picpus is a residential neighborhood in eastern Paris known for its quiet streets, historic cemetery, and proximity to the Bois de Vincennes.
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D.
Fresnes
Fresnes is a suburban commune in the southern outskirts of Paris, France, known primarily for its large penitentiary facility, the Maison d'arrêt de Fresnes.
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E.
Jacobin convent
The Jacobin convent was a former Dominican monastery in Paris that became a central meeting place and symbolic stronghold of the radical Jacobin political movement during the French Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Carmelite Prison, Paris Target entity description: Carmelite Prison, Paris was a former Parisian convent converted into a revolutionary-era prison notorious for holding political detainees during the French Revolution.
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A.
Salpêtrière prison
Salpêtrière prison was a notorious Parisian detention facility, originally part of a vast hospital complex, that became infamous for its role in the violent upheavals of the French Revolution.
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B.
Pignerol prison
Pignerol prison was a 17th-century French state prison in the Alps, notorious for holding high-profile political prisoners including the mysterious figure known as the Man in the Iron Mask.
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C.
Quartier de Picpus
Quartier de Picpus is a residential neighborhood in eastern Paris known for its quiet streets, historic cemetery, and proximity to the Bois de Vincennes.
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D.
Fresnes
Fresnes is a suburban commune in the southern outskirts of Paris, France, known primarily for its large penitentiary facility, the Maison d'arrêt de Fresnes.
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E.
Jacobin convent
The Jacobin convent was a former Dominican monastery in Paris that became a central meeting place and symbolic stronghold of the radical Jacobin political movement during the French Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former convent
ⓘ
former prison ⓘ historical building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Carmes Prison
ⓘ
Couvent des Carmes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Revolutionary Tribunal
ⓘ
surface form:
French revolutionary tribunals
persecution of non-juring priests ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | site of the Martyrs of September 1792 ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| convertedTo | prison ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent |
2 September 1792
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3 September 1792 ⓘ |
| eraOfUseAsPrison | late 18th century ⓘ |
| event | September Massacres ⓘ |
| heritage | site of martyrdom of priests ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Revolutionary period ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
6th arrondissement of Paris
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ Rue de Vaugirard NERFINISHED ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| notableFor |
September Massacres
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surface form:
September Massacres of 1792
holding political detainees ⓘ |
| notablePrisonerType |
Catholic clergy
ⓘ
nobility ⓘ political opponents of the Revolution ⓘ |
| originalFunction | Carmelite convent ⓘ |
| partOf | network of Paris revolutionary prisons ⓘ |
| perpetratorsType |
revolutionary mobs
ⓘ
sans-culottes ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Reign of Terror
ⓘ
anti-clerical violence ⓘ |
| religiousOrder |
Carmelite Order
ⓘ
surface form:
Carmelites
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| status | no longer used as a prison ⓘ |
| usedDuring | French Revolution ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of clergy
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detention of political suspects ⓘ |
| victimsCountApproximate | about 115 to 120 prisoners killed ⓘ |
| victimsType |
political prisoners
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refractory priests ⓘ religious prisoners ⓘ |
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Subject: Carmelite Prison, Paris Description of subject: Carmelite Prison, Paris was a former Parisian convent converted into a revolutionary-era prison notorious for holding political detainees during the French Revolution.
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