Built starting in 1630, the Madeleine Cloister is the last remaining vestige of the Capuchin monastery in Albi, located in the suburb at the “end of the bridge,” now the Madeleine district. Two recent meetings allowed us to take stock of existing sources that could help write a history of the Capuchins of Albi, or…
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The cloister has completed its work on the facade it shares with the church square, initiated by the private funds of the owners of the Madeleine cloister. It took nearly ten months to complete this project, from the chipping away at the foundation of the staircase at the end of February to the final installation of…
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Once again, this year, Greg Kucera and Larry Yocom decided to generously open the Madeleine cloister to the public on the occasion of the European Patrimony Days. It must be said that the theme of architecture has been at the heart of the cloister for its entire life of nearly 500 years. Of course, there is the…
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While the first phase of the work on the forecourt side of the church is completed (the repair of the large wall was carried out with great enthusiasm and quality by the mason of Réalmont Guillaume CUQ – Agame masonry, advised by the Bâtiments de France), the time has come for the cloister to open…
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The Cloître de la Madeleine begins its transformation (written by Hisham Grégoire, journalist for La Dépêche du Midi – La Dépêche du Midi, édition du Tarn, 16.05.2025) The Cloister of the Madeleine in Albi is about to begin renovation work. Led by two retired Americans living in the city, this project aims to preserve and…
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The year 2025 begins at the Madeleine cloister with its share of work projects, especially on the side of the forecourt we share with the church of the Madeleine. This is how the old staircase looked with its plaster stripped in mid-February to allow with the Bâtiments de France to advise on the total renovation…
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Many of Albi’s citizens and tourists came to discover or rediscover the Madeleine cloister for this second year of its being open on the occasion of the European Heritage Days. In the last two years nearly 2,000 visitors came through our historic doors…… on these only two weekends. Informational leaflets had been made for the…
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