Church of the Jacobins

Church of the Jacobins (Toulouse)
Church of the Jacobins
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Province	Archdiocese of Toulouse
Region	Midi-Pyrénées
Status	Museum
Location
Location	Toulouse, France
State	Haute-Garonne
Geographic coordinates	43°36′14″N 1°26′24″E / 43.6039°N 1.4400°E / 43.6039; 1.4400
Architecture
Type	church
Style	Southern French Gothic
Website
http://www.jacobins.toulouse.fr/anglais

The Church of the Jacobins is a deconsecrated Roman Catholic church located in Toulouse, France. It is a large brick building whose construction started in 1230, and whose architecture influenced the development of the Gothique méridional (Southern French Gothic) style.^[1] The relics of Thomas Aquinas are housed there. In the two centuries following the dissolution in France of the Dominican Order at the time of the French Revolution, it served various different purposes before undergoing major restoration in the 20th century. In the early 21st century, it was partially converted into a museum.

Toulouse being the city where the Dominican order was founded in 1215, the Convent of the Jacobins of Toulouse is sometimes considered the mother church of the order, although it was not the first convent built by the Dominican friars.^[2] Other churches such as Santa Sabina in Rome also claim this title.