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-'''Sainte-Pélagie''' was a [[prison]] in [[Paris]] from 1790 to 1899. It saw many famous prisoners during the [[French revolution]], with [[Madame Roland]] and [[Grace Dalrymple Elliott]] being the only [[female prisoner]]s. After the revolution, the [[Marquis de Sade]] was imprisoned here, as was the young mathematician [[Évariste Galois]]. During the [[July Monarchy]], the "April insurgees" were also detained there, and some managed to escape through an [[underground]] [[tunnel]]. [[Gustave Courbet]] was also imprisoned here for his activities in the Paris Commune. He painted a self-portrait titled, ''Self-Portrait at Ste.-Pélagie''.+'''Sainte-Pélagie''' was a [[prison]] in [[Paris]] from 1790 to 1899. It saw many famous prisoners during the [[French revolution]], with [[Madame Roland]] and [[Grace Dalrymple Elliott]] being the only [[female prisoner]]s. After the revolution, the [[Marquis de Sade]] was imprisoned here, as was the young mathematician [[Évariste Galois]]. During the [[July Monarchy]], the "April insurgees" were also detained there, and some managed to escape through an [[underground]] [[tunnel]]. [[Gustave Courbet]] was also imprisoned here for his activities in the Paris Commune. He painted a self-portrait titled, ''[[Self-Portrait at Ste.-Pélagie]]''.
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 +The [[Sainte-Pélagie Prison]] was demolished in May 1899.
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Sainte-Pélagie was a prison in Paris from 1790 to 1899. It saw many famous prisoners during the French revolution, with Madame Roland and Grace Dalrymple Elliott being the only female prisoners. After the revolution, the Marquis de Sade was imprisoned here, as was the young mathematician Évariste Galois. During the July Monarchy, the "April insurgees" were also detained there, and some managed to escape through an underground tunnel. Gustave Courbet was also imprisoned here for his activities in the Paris Commune. He painted a self-portrait titled, Self-Portrait at Ste.-Pélagie.

The Sainte-Pélagie Prison was demolished in May 1899.




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