Religious & sacred sites

Religious & sacred sites in Paris

Cathedrals, mosques, temples and shrines, with notes on dress and visiting hours.

  1. Église Saint-Sulpice

    1.Église Saint-Sulpice

    The Church of Saint-Sulpice is a Catholic church in Paris, France, on the east side of Place Saint-Sulpice, in the 6th arrondissement. It is the second largest church in the city. It is dedicated to Sulpitius the Pious. Construction of the present building, the second on the site, began in 1646. During the 18th century, an elaborate gnomon, the Gnomon of Saint-Sulpice, was constructed in the church. Saint-Sulpice is also known for its Great Organ, one of the most significant organs in the world, and its titular organists, including Charles-Marie Widor and Marcel Dupré.

  2. 2.Église Saint-Pierre de Montrouge

  3. Église Saint-Séverin

    3.Église Saint-Séverin

    The Church of Saint-Séverin is a Catholic church in the 5th arrondissement, or Latin Quarter, of Paris, on the lively tourist street Rue Saint-Séverin. It was constructed beginning in 1230, then, after a fire, rebuilt and enlarged in the 15th to 17th centuries in the Flamboyant Gothic style. It was the parish church for students at the University of Paris, and is one of the oldest churches that remains standing on the Left Bank.

  4. 4.Église Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre

  5. Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris

    5.Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris

    The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre, commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica or simply Sacré-Cœur, is a Catholic church and minor basilica in Paris dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

  6. 6.Église Saint-Pierre de Montmartre

  7. 7.Église Saint-Médard

  8. 8.Église Notre-Dame-de-Lorette

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