This church,
so well hidden, dates from 1855 and is in a perfect Neo-Gothic style. Some
modern buildings have later separated the entrance from the street. We are just in
front of the “Le Bon Marché” department store (see previous post here).
The church
is called Saint Ignace. It’s a Jesuit church dedicated to Saint Ignace, Ignatius
de Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit movement. I already talked about the fact that Ignatius
together with some friends decided about the creation of the “Society of Jesus”
in 1534 in a little chapel on the slopes of Montmartre (see previous post here).
Maybe we should remember that the present Pope is a Jesuit.
The church
has a number of very nicely decorated chapels dedicated to different saints,
one of course to Ignatius himself, see top picture.
The immediate
neighbour to the church is a Jesuit university-level faculty, opened in 1974, today open to men and women, lay and religious.
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3 comments:
Un peu enclavée cette Eglise. Je ne me souviens pas d'elle mais du Bon Marché SI !
Nous y allions souvent, ma Mémé était couturière.
This looks like it’s well worth a visit. Thanks for the information.
John in California
A very interesting post, Peter. And, as always, I appreciate your wonderful photos.
Kathryn
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