Heritage

Cloister of the Monastery of Cimiez

The Monastery of Cimiez, just like its cemetery and its sublime garden, is a place of worship, culture and tourism most important in the city of Nice.
An evocation of the life of the Franciscans in Nice from the 13th to the 18th century, an illustration of the spiritual and social message of Saint Francis of Assisi, paintings, sculptures, engravings, illuminated manuscripts, frescoes, chapel and old reconstituted cell...
On the square, the cross is the copy of the original found in the church and dated 1477. High of 5,80m, in marble, it is decorated with several finely carved figures including the seraphim that appeared in Saint-François d’Assisi.

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Free - free admission.

Location

Franciscan Museum- Church and Monastery of Cimiez, Place du Pape Jean Paul II

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Opening hours

Opening of the church:

  • Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

  • Saturday-Sunday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Public reception times:

  • SECRÉTARIAT PAROISSIAL
    on the 1st floor of the monastery of Cimiez: Monday to Thursday from 9am to 12:30pm and from 2pm to 5pm – Friday from 9am to 12pm

Note: The secretariat is closed on Friday afternoon

JULY and AOUT Month: Monday to Thursday from 9am to 3pm, Friday from 9am to 12pm

  • ACCUEIL PAROISIAL
    on the ground floor of the monastery of Cimiez: Monday to Friday from 9am to 12pm (no reception in JULY and AOUT)

Schedule of the Messes:

  • Monastery of Cimiez: Monday to Friday at 6:30; Sunday at 8:30 and at 10:30

  • Vallon des Fleurs : Saturday early Sunday Mass at 17:00

  • Falicon: Saturday early Sunday Mass at 6:00 p.m.

Liturgy of hours with Franciscan fraternity in the monastery of Cimiez:

Tuesday-Saturday

  • Silent prayer: 7:30 a.m. (except during school holidays)

  • Office des Lectures : 8h00

  • Office des Laudes : 8h30

  • Office des Vêpres : 19h10 (except Saturdays)

    Note:
    September-June: in the chorus of the church of Cimiez

    July-August: in the small cloister of the monastery

Eucharistic worship in the monastery of Cimiez:

  • Wednesday from 8.30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (except July 1 to August 31)

  • Friday from 6:00 to 6:30

Confessionsat the monastery of Cimiez:every Sunday from 10am to 11am
(for other niches, make an appointment to the secretariat or contact a brother directly)

Franciscan Museum(on the 2nd floor of the monastery of Cimiez):Monday to Friday from 10am to 12pm and from 3pm to 5:30pm; Saturday from 10am to 12pm. Free entrance

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