Couvent Saint-François

The Couvent Saint-François stands in Paris's fourteenth arrondissement, and people also know it as the Couvent de la rue Marie-Rose. It houses a Franciscan community in Paris.

After returning to France following expulsion under the 1905 separation law, the Franciscans first settled on rue des Fourneaux, then rue Beaunier. They reached the Petit-Montrouge area in 1923. In 1933, they chose this site for their provincial convent between rue Sarrette, rue Marie-Rose, and rue de la Voie-Verte.

Victor Blavette, Paul Gélis, and Louis-Jean Hulot designed the brick building, inspired by Dom Bellot's religious architecture. The convent was inaugurated there in 1936. Its community combined apostolic work in France, foreign missions, and hospitality for religious students from abroad. The French and French-speaking Belgian Franciscan provinces merged into one province in 2013. During the final phase of the German occupation, Gestapo members murdered Father Corentin Cloarec here in 1944. A nearby street took his name in 1945. Since 2007, partial historical-monument protection has covered the chapel, interior decoration, staircase, vestibule, and cloister. Its stained glass comes from André Pierre, Pierre Villette, and Claude Malespine.