Rue du Tapis-Vert

Rue du Tapis-Vert
House with two medallions, at the corner of the Rue Tapis-Vert and the Cours Belsunce
Location1st arrondissement of Marseille
Nearest metro stationNoailles

The Rue du Tapis-Vert (literally: Green Carpet Street) is a street in the 1st arrondissement of Marseille. The street contains the 17th-century Église de la Mission de France.

History

From 1215 until 1524, there was a friar's convent located between the Rue du Tapis-Vert and the Canebière. The convent was destroyed during the siege of Marseille, which was led by Charles III, Duke of Bourbon under the orders of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, as part of the Italian War of 1521–1526.[1] No. 22 Rue du Tapis-Vert was a convent for the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy until 1787, when it was converted into Marseille's first mint.[1] It was here in 1794 that a solid silver statue of the Virgin Mary from the chapel at Notre-Dame de la Garde, dating from 1661, was melted down.[2]

10 Rue du Tapis Vert was the birthplace of French doctor and politician Pierre Darquier [fr] in 1869. He was the father of Louis Darquier de Pellepoix, who was the Commissioner for Jewish Affairs in Vichy France.[3] In the 17th century, 41 Rue du Tapis-Vert belong to local historian Antoine de Ruffi [fr].[4] In the 19th century, 39 Rue du Tapis-Vert was used as a printing press for a twice monthly medical publication.[5]

Église de la Mission de France

Église de la Mission de France on the Rue du Tapis-Vert

The Église de la Mission de France [fr] is located at 44 Rue du Tapis-Vert. The church originated in the 17th century for priests of the Mission of France, a Roman Catholic order founded by Vincent de Paul. During the French Revolution, the church was used by Protestants from 1791 to 1794.[6] The church was restored by Jesuits from 1841 to 1865. Since 1965, the church has been listed as a Monument historique.[7][8]

Modern day

The Rue du Tapis-Vert runs between the Place des Capucines [fr] and the Cours Belsunce [fr] in the 1st arrondissement of Marseille.[1] It is a one-way street, and houses shops for shoes, clothes and costume jewellery. The street is notorious for being busy and suffers from high levels of pollution.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b c Grave, Victor-Eugène (1902). L'architecte J. D. Antoine et son élève Vivenel [Cyr-Jean-Marie] (in French). Vol. 36. Réunion des Sociétés des Beaux-Arts des départements. pp. 499, 540–557.
  2. ^ Blès, Adrien (1989). Dictionnaire historique des rues de Marseille : mémoire de Marseille [Historical dictionary of the streets of Marseille] (in French). p. 360. ISBN 2-86276-195-8.
  3. ^ Callil, Carmen (July 2014). Bad Faith: A History of Family and Fatherland. Random House. ISBN 9781473511859. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  4. ^ "41 rue du Tapis-Vert, Antoine de Ruffi" (in French). Marseille Tourism Board. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ^ Bibliographie de la France (in French). Vol. 47. Au Cercle de la Librairie. 1858. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  6. ^ Villard, Madeleine (1998). Protestants à Marseille : Histoire d'un groupe social (in French). La Thune. pp. 42, 127. ISBN 2-84453-001-X.
  7. ^ Sanchez, Jean-Michel (January 1997). La Mission de France. pp. 68–73.
  8. ^ Base Mérimée: Eglise de la Mission de France (ancienne), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  9. ^ Lanux, Gérard (5 August 2015). "La rue du tapis Vert : Un subtil concentré de toutes les nuisances marseillaises". Journal La Marseillaise (in French). Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  10. ^ Laurent, Natacha; Bogtchalian, Maxime (21 July 2015). "Stationnement anarchique rue Tapis Vert : le ras-le-bol des riverains et des commerçants". France 3 Provence-Alpes (in French). Retrieved 16 October 2018.