Have We Found A Cemetery At The Abandoned Convent?

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[CrankyGrandma]

I mentioned when I saw your first video on this, it reminded me of my sister’s convent. She was a Carmelite Nun. She died in 2016 and is buried with the nuns who went before her in the walled garden of the convent. I think you may sooner or later find a similar graveyard. But I agree with other comments that I suspect those are Stations of the Cross. I love how you respect and restore beauty.

[Hellyers]

I'll bet the neighbours are delighted you guys bought the convent... you've made a huge difference already. In just a few weeks the change is fantastic. It looks loved and cared for outside, can't wait to see what you do inside as well.

[sylviayangelagredavillalba]

Hello. I've just seen this episode. Quite interesting. But I don't think your latest discovery is a cemetery. It looks more like a "via Crucis". It is a catholic tradición of praying, meditating over 15 moments of Chist's pasion "stations". You can see It inside some catholic churches and It is very posible to find It on a convent's garden.
You can easily find more información in wikipedia "the stations of the Cross". I'm looking forward to seeing more interesting discoveries in your properties.

[miav]

Instead of a cemetery, I think you have found the Stations of the Cross. The nuns would do a devotional daily and it is common for the Stations to be outside. A cemetery would have had headstones. You may want to ask the village priest to come and take a look. And maybe learn more about Catholicism since you did buy a former convent. It will help you understand some of what you find.

[MissGimpsAlot]

Can you imagine a wedding venue that comes with use of a carriage?! Talk about an amazing brides entrance... 😍

[ellebelle]

Don't ever regret buying that beautiful carriage. It is beautiful, even with three wheels. Think of the places it has gone and the adventures it has seen in bygone days.

[laurencunningham]

The planters/trees elevate the appearance of the courtyard and look as they were made for it. Hope it’s becoming what you envisioned. It’s going to be an amazing treasure.

[EMtheBee]

Steve is the kind of worker a builder hopes to find! I'm impressed 👍🏻

[sarahyates]

I don’t know what the rules are in France but I know the UK regulations. Back in the late 1980s at our family Church we were adding a new Parish room. The first thing my Dad ( as he was the Vicar) had to do was to register all the known burials with the Dioceses Office and they researched to find any relatives… mostly descendants to ask permission to move the headstones and graves to other ground within the Church grounds. Thankfully that bit was relatively easy and know one objected. However once the workmen started to dig the foundations they came across unmarked graves literally stacked on top of each other which no one knew about….or so we thought. All work was stopped and the area cordoned off and covered in lime for fear of Anthrax. A bit of local research showed that 10 years after the Church was built in the mid 1800’s there was a cholera outbreak in the parish, in fact there were several outbreaks in a row of houses about 500 yards from the Church and the last outbreak was just over 80 years previous around 1897. You can imagine the red tape and hold ups, thankfully it only held up things for about six weeks but it was a stressful time.
Knowing that there was a hospital at the convent, there could well be a “ paupers” cemetery so don’t be surprised if records are scant as to who is buried there and more importantly what they died of, especially given how old the convent is. Don’t want to be all doom and gloom but it’s best to be prepared. It’s looking fabulous so far.

[Zuzuyatts]

I think what you may have found is actually an outdoors Stations of the Cross. In nicer weather, nuns would walk outside doing their private devotions, such as reading from the Divine Office, or making a private "Stations." If it turns out that the number of crosses is actually fourteen, then I would be absolutely correct. It may well be that this is also as you surmised, a cemetery; nuns would love to walk among the graves of their deceased sisters and pray for them. By the way, if you want to understand a nun's life better and what used to go on in your convent, you might try reading the fictional "In This House of Brede" by Rumer Godden.

[loisblais]

The trees make such a difference softening the straight lines of the building. Love the carriage! I am so intrigued with the garden findings, looking forward to seeing the outcome of the trimming, what a jungle. Billy, this is such an adventure, thank you for taking us along with you. The video editing is flawless and very professional. Who knows what treasures you will find next! Take care, be well. Friends in Canada.

[Bill_Russell_aka_Coolbreeze]

I'm in awe. What a huge difference. The place is looking absolutely incredible. What a beautiful place.

[dianahampton]

Really looking forward to your videos every week Billy. Sometime can you take an aerial shot and diagram where the gardens are it’s really hard to tell from the drone shots where the property lines are. Just curious with all this garden footage which you know, what direction it is when you’re looking from overhead. Thank you so much for your fascinating content.

[RD-mjqu]

OMG I LOVE THAT CARRIAGE !! the bright blue inside, red tacking and the wheels were once that colour wow.. The streets must have been just popping with colour in its era, beautiful!

[erbie-wan]

I love that you aren’t waiting until near completion of the convent to add beautiful elements like the trees.

[katharinatrub]

I love the trees and planters which give the court yard a touch of elegant lightness.

[silviarodriguez]

I was literally in tears of seeing how much work and sweat everyone of you put into this project . Those planters and trees look Amazing!! If I was near, I would totally volunteer to help out bringing this beautiful convent back to life. Can’t wait for the next video! Thank you!

[chantaln]

I’m always very impressed by your father’s work ethics. He’s an amazing man.

[kristinpothast]

It's wild how just a (relatively) little bit of cleaning and care can completely transform a building like that. I love watching the progress. Thanks!

[lyricsdebra]

Lovely terrace find. Can’t wait too see it all cleaned up