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Saint-Sulpice, Paris. / 48.85111°N 2.33472°E / 48.85111; 2.33472. The Church of Saint-Sulpice ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃sylpis]) is a Catholic church in Paris, France, on the east side of Place Saint-Sulpice, in the Latin Quarter of the 6th arrondissement. Only slightly smaller than Notre-Dame and Saint-Eustache, it is the third ...
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- North tower: 73 metres (240 ft), South tower: 68 metres (223 ft)
The current building dates back to the 17th century, having been built on top of an older church dating back to the 14th century. The Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Sulpicius the Pious, a 7th century bishop of Bourges, a small town in the Loire Valley. He was the chaplain of King Clotaire II and spent his life in poverty, converting the ...
Saint-Sulpice Church history. The present church at Saint-Sulpice is the second building on the site, erected over a Romanesque church originally constructed during the 13th century. Additions were made over the centuries, up to 1631. The new building was founded in 1646 by parish priest Jean-Jacques Olier (1608–1657) who had established the ...
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The Church of Saint-Sulpice is a Catholic church in Paris, France, on the east side of Place Saint-Sulpice, in the Latin Quarter of the 6th arrondissement. Saint-Sulpice Church Map - Paris, Île-de-France, France
The small parish church was eventually demolished in 1634 as the area developed. Construction of St Sulpice Church started in 1646, but it was not completed until 1732 because of the lack of funds. The building’s eclectic architecture therefore reflects 140 years of on-off work, where the original plans were altered or simply dropped.
The Fountain on Place Saint-Sulpice. The huge fountain at Place Saint-Sulpice, photo by Mark Craft. The 17th through 19th centuries were busy times of growth and construction in the Saint-Sulpice quartier. While work on the church groaned on (from 1646 to 1870) a garden was laid out in the place in front of the facade in 1754.
Rue St-Sulpice. Paris, France. Phone: 01-46-33-21-78. Hours: Daily 8:30am-8pm. Lodging: View hotels near St-Sulpice. Note: This information was accurate when first published and we do our best to keep it updated, but details such as opening hours and prices can change without notice.
