Filles du Calvaire () is a

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on line 8 of the

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, named after the ''Boulevard des Filles du Calvaire''. The station opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of the line from

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to Porte de Charenton. The boulevard was named after the ''Calvairiennes'' or ''Filles du Calvaire'' ( Daughters of Calvary) who were an order of reformed

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sisters. Antoinette d’Orléans and Père Joseph founded the order in

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, in 1617. The convent was later moved to Paris and was closed in the

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Station layout

References

*Roland, Gérard (2003). ''Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram.'' Éditions Bonneton.

External links

* Paris Métro stations in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris Paris Métro stations in the 11th arrondissement of Paris Railway stations in France opened in 1931 {{Paris-metro-stub