Église de l'ancien couvent des Minimes de La Guiche, Church building in La Guiche, France

The Église de l'ancien couvent des Minimes de La Guiche is a church building located in the center of the small town of La Guiche, in the Saône-et-Loire department of Burgundy. It is the only remaining structure of a former Minim convent, with a stone facade and a plain, solid layout.

The Minims, founded by Francis of Paola in 1435, established their convent at La Guiche in the early 16th century; the church was the first part of the complex. The order was suppressed at the French Revolution, and the convent buildings disappeared, leaving the church as the sole survivor. In the 19th century parts of the building were renewed while the older masonry was kept in place.

The church served the Minims, the order founded by Francis of Paola in the 15th century and named for its members' claim to be the least of all friars. Their rule stressed Lenten fasting and abstinence from meat, and the convent here was one of their houses in the Charolais. The building is now the surviving church of that former convent.

The church stands in the centre of La Guiche, in the Saône-et-Loire department; the tower with its shallow pyramidal roof and the rounded projection with conical roof mark it from the street. The sources give no details of opening times or interior access, so visitors should check locally before planning to enter.

The building carries traces of two construction phases separated by about 3 centuries, which can be noticed when looking closely at the walls. This layering of two eras in such a small village building is rare and makes it an unusual witness to local architectural history.