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The Church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ de pʁe]) is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés quarter of Paris. It was originally the church of a Benedictine abbey founded in 558 by Childebert I, the son of Clovis, King of the Franks.
Église Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre (Melkite Greek Catholic Church) Saint-Medard, Paris; Église Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet (occupied by SSPX) Église Saint-Séverin; Église de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (6th arr't) 6th arrondissement: Notre-Dame-des-Champs, Paris; Église de Saint-Germain-des-Prés; Church of Saint-Ignace, Paris; Église Saint ...
Festival Jazz à Saint-Germain-des-Prés was founded in 2001 by Joël Le Roy, Frédéric Charbaut, and Donatienne Hantin. [1] It has been held annually in May (and early June) in the traditional intellectual district Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the surroundings on the left bank of the river Seine in Paris.
The first church was destroyed by the Vikings and rebuilt. The present church was consecrated in 1163, and is considered the oldest church in Paris. The flying buttresses, from the 12th century, were the first on a Paris church. [18] It was named for Saint Germain, an early Bishop of the city. Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs: 254 rue Saint Martin
A fire which destroyed the Foire Saint-Germain on the night of 16/17 March 1762: The Foire Saint-Germain after its reconstruction in 1763. A parade, a short comic entertainment to entice passersby to buy tickets, is being performed on the balcony of Nicolet's theatre. [3] Foire Saint-Germain in 1763, miniature by Blarenberghe
The current 6th arrondissement, dominated by the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés—founded in the 6th century—was the heart of the Catholic Church's power in Paris for centuries, hosting many religious institutions.
The first place of worship on the site was a small oratory founded in the 5th century to commemorate a meeting of Saint Germanus with Saint Genevieve, the future patron saint of Paris. [2] This structure was replaced by a large church, either by Chilperic I , King of Franks , in about 560, or by Saint Landry of Paris , the bishop of Paris, in ...
The church in 1550 Interior of the Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais. A church dedicated to Saints Gervasius and Protasius, two Christian martyrs from Milan, is recorded as existing on the site in the 7th century, making it one of the first parish churches on the right bank in Paris.