Église Saint Symphorien, Avignon

Saint Symphorien Church, located at Place des Carmes, is the former site of Avignon's Carmelite Convent, used as such until 1791. The church was built in 1267. Reconstruction was initiated by John XXII in 1320, but the work was still in progress under Clement VI, who had extended funding. Inaugurated on April 10, 1520, after the collapse of the south wall in 1672, the building was redesigned. During the Revolution, St. Symphorien served as a place of public meetings, and later, the headquarters of the Jacobin Club of Avignon. The architecture is simple but its interior is impressive, especially the white marble altar from 1856, its great organ and four paintings by William Strike from 1602.