Free discovery of a church dedicated to the founder of the Carthusian Order

Name: Descubrimiento gratuito de una iglesia dedicada al fundador de la Orden de los Cartujos
Start: 2022-09-17T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Église Saint-Bruno

Come and discover this first Baroque church in Bordeaux, consecrated more than 400 years ago.

17 i 18 septiembre 2022Passed

©Église Saint-Bruno

Come and discover this first Baroque church in Bordeaux, consecrated more than 400 years ago.

Consecrated in 1620, former chapel of a convent of Chartreux, it was the first baroque church of Bordeaux.
The visitor can see a number of remarkable works of art.
Panels with photographs are available. There you will find all the explanations on the architecture of the building and the organs, as well as on the sculptures or paintings.

About the location

Église Saint-Bruno

Rue François-de-Sourdis, 33000 Bordeaux

Gironde
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

First baroque church in Bordeaux, old(former) chapel of chartreux convent(Carthusian monk's convent), dedicated in 1620\. Retable remarkable for the works of art which it contains.
Annunciation: statue of the Virgin(Virgo) by Pietro Bernini; statue of the Angel by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and picture(board) of the Assumption of Philippe de Champaigne; finally the trompe l'oeil(window-dressing) remarkable ceiling.