The Saint-Lazare Convent also said Dominicans is located Marseille Edmond Rostand street in the 6th district of the city.
Founded in 1225, it was abandoned during the Revolution and the religious freedom restored, it was restored and rebuilt from 1862. The construction was completed in 1899 but the monastery church, dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary was consecrated as early as 1878. It is protected as a historic monument since 1995.
Style neoclassical and Romanesque-Byzantine style, it was designed by architect Pierre Bossan who founded a small school of sacred art that frequented several artists who then worked in construction Marseille: Millefaut the sculptor brothers Joannes and Camille Rey, architect and sculptor. Medium size (42 m long, 28 wide) the building does not have transept, which is characteristic of the Marian dedication of the church. There is therefore a similarity with Our Lady of Fourvière in Lyon, which was designed by the same school... However, the Marseille church has typical narrow aisles of the Mediterranean Romanesque.
The interior decoration and iconography are very neat, especially at the higher level (sculptures, stained glass).
The crypt is also protected.
The public can access the church during services or on request. Information at +33 4 96 10 07 00.
