Opening of the cloister of the former Franciscan convent and discovery of its unique sundial in Europe

Name: Apertura del claustro del antiguo convento franciscano y descubrimiento de su único reloj de sol en Europa
Start: 2022-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Couvent des Récollets

Visit freely the cloister of the Recollets and discover the sundial with fresco representing the geocentric system before Galileo.

17 i 18 septiembre 2022Passed

©Ville de Rouffach

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About the location

Couvent des Récollets

11 rue du 4e Régiment de Spahis Marocains, 68250 Rouffach

Haut-Rhin
Grand Est

One of the very rare churches of order begging in Alsace to have been kept(preserved), with its external pulpit and a cloister of the XVth century. In 1435, the community adopted(accepted) the rule(ruler) of Récollets. The construction joined with the chorus(choir) of the church is the sepulchral chapel with vault and funerary monument built in 1606 by the count Manderscheid-Blankenheim, the big(great) bailiff of Mundat and brother of the bishop of Strasbourg. She keeps(preserves) a high altar of the XVIIIth century, a collection of funeral paving stones of XIIITH - XVIIITH centuries, as well as of copies emblazoned by the commanders of Teutonic Order, order having obtained the use(custom) from the back span of the church as particular(special) chapel. After the abolition(deletion) of the community, in 1792, buildings(ships) had diverse allocations(appointments), which pulled(entailed) successive reorganisations. The conventual buildings(ships) which shelter the Archives of the City and the Academy of religious heritage in Alsace were recently renovated.