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  2. La Madeleine, Paris - Wikipedia

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    The Church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (French: église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, pronounced [eɡliz sɛ̃t maʁi madlɛn]), or less formally, La Madeleine ([la madlɛn]), is a Catholic parish church on Place de la Madeleine in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.

  3. List of historic churches in Paris - Wikipedia

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    Of exceptional height and length, it is one of the largest churches in Paris. In 1871, the church was a meeting hall for members of the Paris Commune. Saint-Germain de Charonne: 4 place Saint-Blaise Mix of styles from the 12th, 15th and 17th centuries Saint-Germain de Charonne is one of the oldest churches in Paris. It was originally the ...

  4. The Staggering Beauty of These 10 Paris Churches Will Take ...

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    Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris. Having soared over Paris for more than 150 years, the 19th-century spire of this Ile de la Cite cathedral was destroyed during an April 2019 fire.Begun in the ...

  5. List of religious buildings in Paris - Wikipedia

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    Saint Francis of Assisi Church, Paris; Église de Marie-Médiatrice-de-Toutes-les-Grâces ou Sanctuaire Notre-Dame-de-Fatima Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption des Buttes-Chaumont Église Notre-Dame-des-Foyers Église Sainte-Claire (Paris) Église Sainte-Colette des Buttes-Chaumont Saint Francis of Assisi church, Paris)

  6. Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais - Wikipedia

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    The current church was built between 1494 and 1657, on the site of two earlier churches; the facade, completed last, was the first example of the French baroque style in Paris. The organists of the church included Louis Couperin and his nephew François Couperin, two of the most celebrated composers and musicians of the Baroque period; the ...

  7. Catholic Church in France - Wikipedia

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    [5] [6] The Catholic Church in France is organised into 98 dioceses, which in 2012 were served by 7,000 sub-75 priests. [7] 80 to 90 priests are ordained every year, although the church would need eight times as many to compensate the number of priest deaths. Approximately 45,000 Catholic church buildings and chapels are spread out among 36,500 ...

  8. Saint-François-Xavier, Paris - Wikipedia

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    The church takes its name from Saint François Xavier (1506-1582), who was a professor in Paris when he met Ignace de Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit Order in 1553. Inspired by Loyola, he was ordained as priest, and became a foreign missionary, travelling to Italy, India and Japan, and died in Canton, China in 1552.

  9. Basilica of Saint-Denis - Wikipedia

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    Abbot Suger (c. 1081 – 1151), the patron of the rebuilding of the Abbey church, had begun his career in the church at the age of ten, and rose to become the Abbot in 1122. He was a school companion and then confidant and minister of Louis VI and then of his son Louis VII , and was a regent of Louis VII when the King was absent on the Crusades ...