Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-La-Consolation, Paris

Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la Consolation
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-La-Consolation
Religion
Affiliation	Catholic Church
Province	Archdiocese of Paris
Rite	Roman Rite
Location
Location	8th arrondissement of Paris
Architecture
Style	Neo-Classical
Groundbreaking	1898 (1898)
Completed	1900 (1900)

The Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-la-Consolation is a Roman Catholic chapel located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris at 23 Rue Jean-Goujon. It was built to preserve the memory of 140 persons, mostly women and children, who died in a fire while attending an auction to raise money for charity on 4 May 1897. The chapel was built beginning 1898 by architect Albert-Desire Guilbert. It was consecrated in 1900. The architect received a gold medal for his church design at the Paris Universal Exposition of 1900. ^[1]

The chapel belongs to and is maintained by the Association du Memorial du Bazaar de la Charite, composed of descendants of the victims. Since 1953, the clergy of the church are provided by the Italian Catholic Mission in Paris. ^[2]

Exterior

The church facade is neo-classical, preceded by a stairway with a double ramp. On the wings of the fronton are allegorical statues representing Faith and Charity. At the summit of the dome is a statue of Notre-Dame de la Consolation by Horace Daillion (1854-after 1937). ^[3]

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  Statue of Notre Dame de la Consolation

Interior

The interior is particularly lavish, filled with decoration to honor those who gave their lives participating in a charitable cause.

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  The choir and altar
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  Way of the Cross
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  Memorial to one victim, the Duchesse d'Alencon

References

1. Dumoulin, Aline et al., "Chapelle de Paris", Massin Publishers, (2012)
2. Dumoulin, Aline et al., "Chapelles de Paris", Massin Publishers, (2012)
3. Dumoulin, p. 114

Sources

• Dumoulin, Aline et. al. "Chapelles de Paris" Massin publishers, (2012)

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