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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.
It is mostly known for hosting the large hill of Montmartre, which is known for its artistic history, the Bateau-Lavoir where Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and Amedeo Modigliani lived and worked in the early 20th century, [2] the house of music diva Dalida, the Moulin Rouge cabaret, other historic features, and the prominent Sacré Cœur ...
Montmartre (UK: / m ɒ n ˈ m ɑːr t r ə / mon-MAR-trə, [1] [2] US: / m oʊ n ˈ-/ mohn-, [2] [3] French: [mɔ̃maʁtʁ] ⓘ) is a large hill in Paris's northern 18th arrondissement.It is 130 m (430 ft) high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank.
The Rue Foyatier is a street on the Montmartre butte ("outlier"), in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.Opened in 1867, it was given its current name in 1875, after the sculptor Denis Foyatier (1793–1863). [1]
A Frenchwoman, Adèle Garnier, in religion, Mother Marie de Saint-Pierre, established the community in Montmartre (Mount of the Martyr), Paris in 1898. [1] In 1901 the French legislature passed the Waldeck-Rousseau Law of Associations which placed severe restrictions on religious bodies such as monasteries and convents and caused many of them ...
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.
Daughters of Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Filles de la Charité du Sacré-Coeur de Jésus; F.C.S.C.J. [1]) is a congregation established on 18 December 1823 in France by Jean-Maurice Catroux (3 October 1794 – 16 April 1863 [2]) and Rose Giet (3 December 1784 – 3 January 1848 [2]). The sisters serve in nine countries as educators ...
Vincent van Gogh left Paris in 1888 not because of the Basilica of Sacre-Coeur, but because of his mental health. He moved to Auvers-sur-Oise, where he committed suicide in 1890. Edgar Degas lived in Montmartre from 1872-73 and from 1878 to 1882. He lived in the same area of the city throughout his whole career.