Local culture and heritage Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

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1 local culture , heritage

1.1 places , monuments

1.1.1 medieval period
1.1.2 contemporary period
1.1.3 religious monuments
1.1.4 green spaces


1.2 gastronomy
1.3 cultural heritage
1.4 green , floral spaces
1.5 personalities linked commune
1.6 heraldry





local culture , heritage
places , monuments
medieval period

le tabellion or correrie: house of judge corrier, appointed jointly count of savoy , bishop. built after revolt of arves in 1326.
the rue du collège: medieval street, last example of shops 15th , 16th centuries.

contemporary period

the gérard philipe theatre: typical architecture of 1930s.

religious monuments

the cloister



the cathedral of saint-jean-baptiste (fr): singular mixture of styles , periods. origin dates 11th century. classified historical monument in 1906.




the crypt: built in romanesque period , rediscovered in 1958.
the choir stalls in cathedral: completed in 1498, masterpiece of gothic art in walnut attributed pierre mochet.
the cloister: located between cathedral , refectory of canons, origin dates 1450. classified historical monument in 1933.
the bell tower: former capitular keep having lost gothic spire , 4 pinnacles in 1794.




notre-dame church: old parish church, closed public, origin dates 11th century. bell tower, today separated church, entrance.
palace of bishops of maurienne or former bishop: redesigned in 18th century , classified municipal building since 1905. grand salon beautiful example of baroque art.
chapel of bonne nouvelle: pilgrimage place in baroque style ex-votos. orientation table.
chapel of st. joseph s college (137, rue du collège). baroque chapel situated in st. joseph s college (formerly college lambertain, founded in 1534)



























green spaces

arvan valley


the clos carloz , recreation area of combe main green spaces in city. there garden of europe , saint ayrald garden.


gastronomy

cultural heritage

the commune has several museums:



museum of costumes , folk traditions: evidence of life in maurienne past
the opinel museum: history of famous small knife designed in 1890 joseph opinel , used on continents
mont corbier museum: history of liqueur, still invention of mont corbier abbot guille in 1888

notable cultural associations:



history , archaeology society of maurienne (fr)

green , floral spaces

in 2014, commune of saint-jean-de-maurienne has floral city label 3 flowers awarded national council of floral cities , villages of france in concours des villes et villages fleuris.


personalities linked commune

born in commune:



circa. 650-750, saint thomas of farfa or thomas of maurienne, abbot of farfa abbey. celebrated on 10 december.
nicolas martin (fr), author of noelz in franco-provençal printed in lyon in 1555.
antoine rochaix (fr) (1762-1836), bishop of moutiers-tarentaise (fr) (1828-1836).
françois-emmanuel fodéré (1764-1835), creator of forensic medicine (a statue adorns place fodéré in city centre).
joseph opinel (fr) (1872-1960), creator of opinel knife.
henri falcoz (fr) (1884-1936), politician.
pierre balmain (1914-1982), fashion designer.
jean baghe (1927-1992), militant worker, christian , socialist of maurienne valley.
pierre fournier (fr), (1937-1973), journalist , designer, french pamphleteer.
catherine sola (1941-2014), actress.
jean-noël augert, born in 1949, alpine skier.
kamel belghazi (fr), born in 1970, actor.
damien saez, born in 1977, singer, author, composer, performer.
jean-pierre vidal, born in 1977, alpine skier.
christophe josse (fr), sports journalist.
gérald nguyễn, actor.
jean-baptiste grange, born in 1984, alpine skier, specialist of technical disciplines of skiing , slalom.

other personalities:



bishops of saint-jean-de-maurienne (fr) 6th century 1966
henry of sévery (fr) (?-1396) born in severy, died in rodez, prior of collégiale saint-barnard (fr) of romans-sur-isère, regent, vice-rector , rector of comtat venaissin (fr), bishop of saint-jean-de-maurienne (fr), bishop of rodez (fr).
francesco gallo (inis) (fr), calabrian painter , sculptor, living in saint-jean-de-maurienne

heraldry







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