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 Église Saint-Roch - Paris, France Posted by:  neoc1
N 48° 51.895 E 002° 19.926
31U E 451016 N 5412654
Église Saint-Roch is located on 284 rue Saint-Honoré ot the intersection with rue Saint-Roch in the 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Waymark Code: WMR253
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 05/01/2016
Views: 10
The Church of Saint-Roch is a late Baroque style church built between 1653 and 1740. In 1521, this was the site of a chapel dedicated to Saint Susanna. In 1577,it was extended into a larger church. It became a parish in 1629. The construction of saint-Roche began when King Loius XIV placed the first stone in 1653. The first designer was Jacques Lemercier. The building's construction was halted in 1660 and when it resumed in 1701 Jacques Hardouin-Mansart was the new architect. The church was built between 1653 and 1740 and finally completed in 1754.
Plaque give the history of the church and recounts Napoleon's battle with Royalist on the steps of the church on October 5, 1795.
An historical marker in front of the church is inscribed:
Histoire de Paris
Eglise Saint-Roch
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En 1521 s'élève ici une chapell dite se Saint-Suzanne
ou des Cinq-Plaies. Agrandie en 1577, ell est placée
sous le patronage de saint Roch. Erigée en 1633 en
église paroissiale, Saint-Roch est reconstruite par
Le Mercier, Faute d'argent, le chantier s'éternise
En 1719, le fancier John Law s'y convertit au
catholicisme et fait un don de 100 000 livres qui
permet de terminer la neuf. La façade dessinée
par Robert de Cotte est enfin édifiée, et l'église
consacrée le 10 juillet 1740. le 5 octobre 1795
(13 vendémiaire an IV), le général Bonaparte
installe une pièce d'artillerie
dan le cul-de-sac Dauphin
(prolongement de la sud) et
mitraille les insurgés
royalistes massés
sur le marches
de l'église.
English:
History of Paris
Saint-Roch Church
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In 1521 stood here the chapel of Saint-Suzanne
of the five wounds. Enlarged in 1577, it is placed
under the patronage of Saint Roch. Erected in 1633 in
Parish Church, Saint-Roch is rebuilt by
Mercier. Due to a lack of money the construction drags.
In 1719, the financier John Law, a convert to
Catholicism, makes a donation of 100,000 livres in order
to finish the new (church). The façade, designed
by Robert de Cotte, and the Church is finally built,
on July 10, 1740. On October 5, 1795
(13 Vendémiaire year IV), General Bonaparte
installs a piece of artillery
In the cul-de-sac Dauphin
(extension of the South) and (fires)
shrapnel at insurgent
royalists massed
on the stairs
of the Church.
Link to Database
Dénomination de l'édifice (from Merimee DB): église
Localisation (from Merimee DB): Ile-de-France ; Paris ; Paris 1er Arrondissement
Adresse de l'édifice (from Merimee DB): 18 rue Saint-Roch
Date de versement de la notice (Merimee DB): 12/07/1914
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
Photo with MH logo pictured included?: yes
Référence de la notice (from Merimee DB): Not listed
Siècle de la campagne principale de construction (from Merimee DB): Not listed
Précision sur la protection de l'édifice (from Merimee DB): Not listed
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