Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul

Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul

Saint Vincent de Paul was born in 1581 and after early years of study, graduated in theology and was ordained in 1600 at the age of 19.  In 1617 he founded the "Ladies of Charity" from a group of women within his parish who came to be known as the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul.

He worked for some time in Paris among imprisoned galley-slaves, and established a group known as the Vincentians, priests with vows of poverty, chastity, obedience.  The Vincentians (also known as Lazarists) are today present in over 80 countries.

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Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul

95, rue de Sèvres

75006, Paris

Métro Sèvres-Babylone

Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul

Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul

The wrought iron details are best seen close up


The columns and other architectural elements
lend a classic background to this interesting church

 

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Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris

Place Franz-Liszt
75010, Paris
Métro Poissonnière

Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris II

Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris

Last Sunday I promised to bring you inside 

for a glimpse of the intricate details of this magnificent church.  

On the right you can see a portion of the painted frieze around the nave 

of 160 male and female saints advancing towards the sanctuary, 

painted by (Hippolyte Flandrin, 1848-53)

This photo is taken from the apse behind the main altar 

and looking back toward the grand organ and the entrance of the church.

There is more to come...

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Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris

Place Franz-Liszt

75010, Paris

Métro Poissonnière

Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris

Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris

The impressive façade of this church sits atop a hill in the 10ème arrondissement 

with a broad entrance at Place Franz-Liszt.  

Completed in 1844 by Jacques Hittorff, there are a series of ramps 

which were originally designed to aid access by horse-drawn carriages.  

Today, there are a series of gardens leading up to the front steps.

Seen above the portico is a pediment sculpted by Charles-François Leboeuf-Nanteuil 

on the glorification of Saint Vincent-de-Paul.  

He is seen surrounded by figures symbolizing his saintly actions.

We arrived just as the doors were closing at noon and so we left to return later, 

just as I will bring you back here soon 

to see the inside of this large church and the treasures it holds.

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Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris

Place Franz-Liszt

75010, Paris

Métro Poissonnière