Temple du Marais
The Temple du Marais at 17 rue Saint-Antoine in the 4th arrondissement of Paris is a Protestant church that was built in the first half of the 17th century for the Order of the Visitation of Mary . The church consecrated to Mary by the Angels was originally called Sainte-Marie-des-Anges de la Visitation . It is one of the first buildings by the architect François Mansart . Their model was the Pantheon in Rome . In 1887 the church was added to the list of Monuments Historiques as a protected monument . The parish is part of the United Protestant Church of France .
The nearest metro station is Bastille on lines 1 , 5 and 8 .
history
In 1610 Johanna Franziska von Chantal and Franz von Sales founded the Order of the Visitation of Mary in Annecy . At the beginning of the 17th century, sisters of this order, also known as Visitandesses or Salesians, settled with their founder in the Marais district in Paris. In 1628 they enlarged their monastery and in 1632 François Mansart was commissioned to build a new church in the Baroque style. In 1634 the church was completed.
Famous French families were buried in the church. a. the family of Nicolas Fouquet , the disgraced finance minister of Louis XIV , and the family of Noël Brûlart de Sillery, who financed the construction of the church.
During the French Revolution , the monastery was abolished and the church declared national property. It was initially used as a depot for books that had been confiscated from the dissolved monasteries. It later served as a meeting room for the Amis de la loi (Friends of the Law) club founded by Anne-Josèphe Théroigne de Méricourt . Under the consulate , the building became a Protestant church in 1803.
architecture
Exterior construction
The building, designed as a central building, of modest dimensions, is surmounted by a slate-roofed dome, which, with its windowed lantern, reaches a height of 33 meters.
The entrance portal is of pilasters with composite capitals flanked and is connected to an occupied by two female figures triangular gable crowned. The sculptures are by the architect Varcollier, who restored the church in 1872/74. A round window opens above the portal with a winged angel's head attached to it. A large round arch covers the portal facade.
inner space
The interior, which is 15 meters in diameter, is structured by pilasters, between which wide round arches open to oval side chapels. The rectangular vestibule corresponds to an oval choir on the opposite side . A protruding frieze runs under the approach of the dome . The ceilings are richly decorated with sculptures, garlands , cartouches and angel heads. Nothing is left of the original painting.
crypt
In 1665, Michel Villedo installed a round crypt under the building , which is supported by a single central column.
organ
The organ was built in 1895 by the organ builder Merklin. The instrument has 18 stops on two manual works and a pedal. the tractors are mechanical.
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- Coupling: II / I, I / P, II / P
- Playing aids: Appel Trompette et Fourniture. Appel Régale.
literature
- Georges Brunel, Marie-Laure Deschamps-Bourgeon, Yves Gagneux: Dictionnaire des Églises de Paris . Éditions Hervas, Paris 2000 (1st edition 1995), ISBN 2-903118-77-9 , pp. 289-290.
- Jean Colson / Marie-Christine Lauroa (eds.): Dictionnaire des Monuments de Paris . Éditions Hervas, Paris 2003 (1st edition 1992), ISBN 2-84334-001-2 , pp. 675-676.
- Françoise Theillou: Paris. Dômes Sacrés du Grand Siècle . Éditions du Patrimoine, Center des Monuments Nationaux, Paris 2008, ISBN 978-2-7577-0024-2 , pp. 52-65.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Website of the parish (French)
- ↑ Information on the organ
Web links
- Couvent des Filles de la Visitation Sainte-Marie, actuel Temple du Marais tombes-sepultures.com (French)
- Temple du Marais ou Temple Sainte-Marie in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Coordinates: 48 ° 51 '12 " N , 2 ° 21' 58.5" E