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sacre-coeur-montmartre.com /english / The Basilica of Sacré Cœur de Montmartre ( English : Sacred Heart of Montmartre ), commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica and often simply Sacré-Cœur ( French : Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre , pronounced [sakʁe kœʁ] ), is a Catholic church and minor basilica in Paris dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Montmartre remained outside of the city limits of Paris until January 1, 1860, when it was annexed to the city along with other communities (faubourgs) surrounding Paris, and became part of the 18th arrondissement of Paris. In 1871, Montmartre was the site of the beginning of the revolutionary uprising of the Paris Commune.
Saint-Pierre de Montmartre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ də mɔ̃maʁtʁ]) is the second oldest surviving church in Paris, after the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Pres.It is one of the two main churches on Montmartre, the other being the more famous 19th-century Sacré-Cœur Basilica, just above it.
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The basilica is a popular landmark and one of the most visited religious site in the country. The Sacred Heart became a popular worldwide devotion in large part due to the visions of Margaret Mary Alacoque, who lived and died at the monastery next to the basilica.
The population of Paris was 1,851,792 in 1872, at the beginning the Belle Époque.By 1911, it reached 2,888,107, higher than the population today. Near the end of the Second Empire and the beginning of the Belle Époque, between 1866 and 1872, the population of Paris grew only 1.5%.
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