St Vincent de Paul

St Vincent de Paul

St Vincent de Paul is on the Square Cavaillé-Coll, not far from Gare du Nord. A Classical style temple that we find very impressive.

Saint-Etienne du Mont

Saint-Etienne du Mont

The church of Saint-Etienne du Mont and the royal Sainte-Genevieve abbey both date to long ago. The first buildings date to 1222. As was typical needs grew with time and in 1492, the year that Columbus sailed the ocean blue and the last Moslems and Jews where driven from Spain, it was expanded. Under the revolution it became a "Temple of Devotion to one's parents" and was restored during the Second Empire. It is hard to exaggerate the beauty of this church. Openwork stone carving, wonderful stained glass, an unusual arch fronting the altar, it is truly a work of beauty and grace.

Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs

Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs

Located on the right bank, at the edge of the Marais. An ancient church that was in use in 1184, it was expanded in 1420. It was rebuilt again in 1576-1596 and 1613-1615. It shelters a rich collection of art, including paintings by Jacques Stell, Noel Halle, Simon Vouet, and Jean-Baptiste Pierre.

Saint-Pierre-de-Chaillot

Saint-Pierre-de-Chaillot

Saint-Pierre-de-Chaillot is a modern (19th Century) church that was built for the expansion of the population in the "new" Etoile area. It serves a district and population that is rich. It is near some of the most prestigious and costly hotels Paris has to offer.

Saint-Severin

Saint-Severin

Saint-Severin is located in the heart of the heart of the tourist part of the Latin Quarter. It is named for the Hermit Severin, who shelterd the future St Cloud in 524 a.d. The foundation of the church was in the eleventh century. The clock tower of the present church dates to XII century and additions to the XVth century. Starting in 1684 the interior was redecorated.

Saint-Denis-du-Saint-Sacrement

Saint-Denis-du-Saint-Sacrement

Saint-Denis-du-Saint-Sacrement is located on the eastern side of the Marais. It was built in 1826-1835. Decorating the front are statues of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.

Neighborhood Churches

Eglise, Blvd Montparnasse

St. François-Xavier

Both are in the arc Montparnasse - Invalides. These are solidly upper-middle class districts. Neither church is particularly old.

Eglise, Rue du Turbigo - Arts et Metiers

Eglise, Blvd Voltaire (9th?)

Eglise, Charonne-Bagnolet

Eglise, St Jean Baptiste, Belleville

In 1860 Paris was enlarged to add some of its suburbs (in French, "banlieu", which means "place of the exiled"). Belleville and Charonne were added and made up the new 20th arrondisement. Charonne dates to the middle ages as does this church. Belleville is as old, but St Jean-Baptiste is a 19th century church, built to house part of the population explosion.

A prize to whomever can tell us the name of this church

Notre Dame des Victoires

Eglise Phillipe du Roule

Notre-Dame-des-Victoires was founded by Augustin monks in December, 1629. It was enlarged starting in 1656. The "victory" referred to is the defeat and massacure of the protestants La Rochelle by Louis XIII.

Bercy village church

Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas

Bercy was once a village along the Seine. In the late 19th century the was a large coal and wine dockyards. Just inland was the "village" church. Long ago swallowed by the city and the nearby railroad tracks.

Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas sits on the most ancient street leading south from the Latin Quarter towards Saint Jacques (Santiago) de Compostela. Pilgrims went along this route and marked their departure at this ancient church.

Originally on this site was a chapel serving a hospital. The first free-standing church was constructed in 1584. This quickly proved to be too small and was replaced in 1630 by the current building.

Notre Dame de Consolation

Notre Dame de Consolation

Notre Dame de Consolations was built to honor the memory of those lost in a great Parisian fire in 1692.

Saint-Honore d'Eylau

New churches do get built in Paris and, as should be expected, they don't conform to the patterns of the middle ages.