Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts

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Church of Saint-Antoine des Quinze-Vingts
Église Saint-Antoine des Quinze-Vingts
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Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts
48°50′55″N2°22′26″E / 48.84861°N 2.37389°E / 48.84861; 2.37389
Location 12th arrondissement of Paris
Country France
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
Website saqv.fr

Saint-Antoine des Quinze-Vingts (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃.twandekɛ̃zvɛ̃] ) is a Roman Catholic parish church located at 66 Avenue Ledru Rollin in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. (Mailing address: 57 rue Traversière, 75012 Paris.)

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History

Before the French Revolution, the territory corresponding to the 12th arrondissement belonged to the 4th-arrondissement parish Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis, then to the domain of Sainte-Marguerite. However, two institutions had the privilege of exercising the "cure d'âme" ["care of souls"]: the abbey of the Cistercian nuns of Saint-Antoine des Champs and the Résidence Quinze-Vingts, originally founded -- although in a different location -- by King Louis IX (Saint Louis) in the 13th century.

The abbey was abolished during the Revolution (in 1790) and the monastery became the foundation of Saint-Antoine Hospital in 1795. The new parish of Saint-Antoine des Quinze-Vingts was created on 4 February 1791, and originally used the abbey church as its place of worship. It was sold as Bien national in 1798 and destroyed. For a century thereafter, the chapel Saint-Rémi of the Résidence XV-XX served as a parish church, until the construction of the present church which was completed in 1903 and dedicated to Anthony the Great on 11 November 1909. [1] [2]

Detailed project and construction history [3]

Facade project for Saint Antoine of the XV-XX (1900) Projet de facade Saint Antoine des XV-XX (1900).jpg
Facade project for Saint Antoine of the XV-XX (1900)

Description

Architecture

The church is built of brick and stone on a basilical plan in a Romanesque Revival architecture. Some parts and decorations are typical of the Art Nouveau of the École de Nancy. [4]

The facade is brick and stone. It opens with a scalloped semi-circular gate with three lancet windows.

The dome of the choir is made of moulded glass bonded with cement. [5]

The church is globally oriented East-West. It has a bell tower built on the first bays of the nave, covered with a short slate covered spire. It dominates the avenue Ledru-Rollin. [2]

The church has a secondary access at 57 rue Traversière.

Furniture and works of art

Statuary [1]

The choir is framed by two 1:1 scale statues:

  • At left, Saint Anthony the Great (left) at the foot of which is a pig, a work by François-Raoul Larche
  • To the right, Saint Louis crowned, holding a sword in his right hand, and in his left, the document instituting the original Résidence XV-XX in the 14th century, also by François-Raoul Larche.

In the back (south side) of the choir : a statue of the Virgin holding the Christ child.

At the entrance to the church (avenue Ledru Rollin), on the right is a statue of Saint Peter, and a large pietà (Lady of Sorrows) is located nearby, in the south aisle.

Stained glasses

The central stained glass window of the choir as well as the high stained glass windows of the stands come from the Champigneulle workshops and probably dates from 1903.

The stained glass window of the rose window represents the Trinity, the Evangelists and the angels of Revelation.

Around the church, the stained glass windows represent the patron saints of the donors and the church: Anthony the Great, Saint Louis, Mary, Joseph, Saint Peter, Saint Paul, Geneviève, patron saint of Paris, Denis, Blessed Joan of Arc (she was canonized only in 1920), Saint Joan of Chantal, Mary Magdalene, Saint Elizabeth, Saint Cecilia, Saint Francis, Saint Marcel, Saint Charles, Saint Eugene, Saint Juliet, Saint Adrian. [1]

A series of three non-figurative stained glass windows were made by the Duchemin house and installed on the wall under the rose window. Installed in 2005, they are called "centenary stained glass windows". [3] [6]

Recent developments

In 2009, new Stations of the Cross by Sister Dolores of the Dourgne abbey were installed in the side aisles, as well as on the glass divider between the main altar and that of the "Chapelle de semaine" (weekday chapel).

In 2015, the walls of the weekday chapel were renovated and fitted out by the architect Christophe Hébert. The following year, he designed and realized the new reception area located just inside the main entrance to the church.

Organs

The church's primary organ was constructed by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll in 1894 for a private client. When the organ was donated to the new church in 1907, it was renovated by Joseph Merklin, who built the choir organ in 1909.

Access

The church is accessible by metro via the stations Ledru-Rollin on line Paris transit icons - Metro 8.svg , and Bastille and Gare de Lyon on line Paris transit icons - Metro 1.svg , as well as by the bus lines 20, 24, 29, 57, 61, and 86.

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