Cathédrale grecque Saint-Etienne

Side view of the Cathédrale grecque Saint-Étienne

The Cathédrale grecque Saint-Étienne is the cathedral of the Greek Orthodox metropolis of France . The church was built at the expense of Demetrius Schilizzi and consecrated on December 22, 1895. It is at 7 rue Georges-Bizet in the 16th arrondissement .

A funeral service for Eleftherios Venizelos took place there on March 21, 1936 , before his body was brought to Italy by train and to Crete by ship. It was there that Édith Piaf and Théo Sarapo married on October 9, 1962. The funeral of Maria Callas took place on September 20, 1977 in the cathedral.

Web links

Commons : Cathédrale grecque Saint-Étienne - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Website of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis

Individual evidence

↑ Auguste Doniol: Histoire du XVI ^e arrondissement de Paris ( fr ), p. 82.
↑ G. Palamas: Πίστις καί πατρίς . In: Revue des études grecques . 1895.
↑ Helena Venizelos: Mon mari Venizelos . In: Hommes et mondes . 1955.
^ Albert Bensoussan: Édith Piaf ( fr ).
↑ Bertrand Meyer-Stabley: La véritable Maria Callas ( fr ).

48.866628 2.298606Coordinates: 48 ° 51 '59.9 " N , 2 ° 17' 55" E

[1] Auguste Doniol: Histoire du XVI ^e arrondissement de Paris ( fr ), p. 82.

[2] G. Palamas: Πίστις καί πατρίς . In: Revue des études grecques . 1895.

[3] Helena Venizelos: Mon mari Venizelos . In: Hommes et mondes . 1955.

[4] Albert Bensoussan: Édith Piaf ( fr ).

[5] Bertrand Meyer-Stabley: La véritable Maria Callas ( fr ).