Saint-Denys du Saint Sacrement

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAW2dHIuFRmpCMeKm3cW4aZg0uPLgQRbKjck6tvBC5EGh1OMZ8jno1ph7qTkPpSueBiNffVg3G-hGTlZyWniJLOqXp5gjTun_SA3YgyLLWIyT40tZhzB9ztdr73Kp9qs4FxpRzSyb0ag/s1600/DSC_0657vertical.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAW2dHIuFRmpCMeKm3cW4aZg0uPLgQRbKjck6tvBC5EGh1OMZ8jno1ph7qTkPpSueBiNffVg3G-hGTlZyWniJLOqXp5gjTun_SA3YgyLLWIyT40tZhzB9ztdr73Kp9qs4FxpRzSyb0ag/s640/DSC_0657vertical.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint-Denys du Saint Sacrement</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Etienne Hippolyte Godde was selected in 1823</div><div style="text-align: center;"> as the architect of this church in the Marais.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The style is reflective of the time but the paintings of the Restoration Period </div><div style="text-align: center;">are of particular interest.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The most prestigious is the "Deposition of the Cross" </div><div style="text-align: center;">by Eugene Delacroix.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you enjoy the work of Delacroix, you could go on a hunt </div><div style="text-align: center;">around Paris to see how many you could find in the Paris churches.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Saint-Denys du Saint Sacrement</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">68, rue de Turenne</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Saint-Denys du Saint Sacrement

Saint-Denys du Saint Sacrement Etienne Hippolyte Godde was selected in 1823  as the architect of this church in the Marais.   The style is r...

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Église Saint-Denys-du-Saint-Sacrement

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7iGSlD0W9yxQQs1rzmBNgUlXNQtrcPDhUvOP2MaSVCnw64J_te0KcIWZ1m8wz_-VhKMG43tEYlv-nH8GnutN0qrM4v8j02BRLsX3rODyYS0fzTvOm0GsWq8YKgIBGXON40G7RVq6rqGA/s1600/DSC_0657vertical.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505344928448332610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7iGSlD0W9yxQQs1rzmBNgUlXNQtrcPDhUvOP2MaSVCnw64J_te0KcIWZ1m8wz_-VhKMG43tEYlv-nH8GnutN0qrM4v8j02BRLsX3rODyYS0fzTvOm0GsWq8YKgIBGXON40G7RVq6rqGA/s640/DSC_0657vertical.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div align="left"><a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Saint-Denys-du-Saint-Sacrement"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Église Saint-Denys-du-Saint-Sacrement</strong></span> </a>was the first parish church built during the Restoration (after the French Revolution). The interior works of art make it worth a visit -- The most prestigious is The Pieta which was painted by Eugene Delacroix in 1843 in a mere 17 days.<br /><br />The ornate ceiling in the entryway is repeated within of the church the full length of the nave. I will have to return for photos of the organ pipes.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCSjboNYmFVCO3YTfs90jOoILqUvy09_0d4J5Dxn6oLuesiOd_ShNAyJIK-G14KPb1pc6z9lPuygyqLnphDs2H14CAu_PeescDIj6HA4PaUUk7EacKX7z-PU-qHFl3E7TFyAdxKvOAIc/s1600/DSC_0659.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505339226139719282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCSjboNYmFVCO3YTfs90jOoILqUvy09_0d4J5Dxn6oLuesiOd_ShNAyJIK-G14KPb1pc6z9lPuygyqLnphDs2H14CAu_PeescDIj6HA4PaUUk7EacKX7z-PU-qHFl3E7TFyAdxKvOAIc/s400/DSC_0659.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" /><br /><p align="center"></a></p>Église Saint-Denys-du-Saint-Sacrement<br /><div align="center">68, rue de Turenne</div><div align="center">Métro Saint Sebastien Froissant</div><br /><br /></div>

Église Saint-Denys-du-Saint-Sacrement

Église Saint-Denys-du-Saint-Sacrement was the first parish church built during the Restoration (after the French Revolution). The interior ...

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