The Collège-lycée Ampère is a famous school located in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon.
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It was founded in 1519 by members of the Brotherhood of the Trinity. It was then known under the name of Collège de la Trinité. Under this name it was directed by the Jesuits from 1565 to 1762, then by the Oratorians until 1792.
During the French Revolution, the building was occupied by the troops of the National Convention and renamed École centrale. Napoléon Bonaparte, then First Consul, was proclaimed President of the Italian Republic during a gathering called the 'consulte de Lyon' in the high chapel of the school and with a consular order of vendémiaire 24 year XI (16 October 1802), the property was transformed into Lycée impérial. Under the Restoration, it was renamed Collège royal, until the French Revolution of 1848, when it became the Lycée de Lyon.
In 1888, he was named Lycée Ampère as tribute to the physician André-Marie Ampère.
It was the first mixed college in France. The poet Louise Labe, as well as Pernette du Guillet, studied in this school. This experience allowed commoners to access education. With their mentor, Maurice Scève, Louise Labe, daughter of tailpiece, Pernette and others, formed what was called the 'École de Lyon', a famous poets humanist association.[1]
The chapel of the Trinity also called 'high chapel' was built in the College-lycée Ampère between 1617 and 1622 in the baroque style. En 1754, it was refurbished by the Lyon architect planner Jean-Antoine Morand. Classified monument historique in 1939, it was neglected and even served as the gym. Restored in the 1990s, it has nowadays regular classical music concerts.
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