Église Saint-Laurent

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgFueVkqrNh-fxMOX9w2iuyoS6JSnZXpxXMjvNZJk0TAsduSwc7-SmtrzajCT-eBBvqfHn5qvmbct3tL0TfkTPdrFJ7OSDwlpmxzhyphenhyphenOugHQETfped_E2uOBknfVdC4-EIO99KZ70vIPg/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_134DSC_9466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgFueVkqrNh-fxMOX9w2iuyoS6JSnZXpxXMjvNZJk0TAsduSwc7-SmtrzajCT-eBBvqfHn5qvmbct3tL0TfkTPdrFJ7OSDwlpmxzhyphenhyphenOugHQETfped_E2uOBknfVdC4-EIO99KZ70vIPg/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_134DSC_9466.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Laurent</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint-Laurent was founded in the 6th century as the chapel of an abbey.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The present church dates to 1429 and finally completed in the 19th century.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was built on Paris' north-south axis, </div><div style="text-align: center;">linking Senlis and Orléans, </div><div style="text-align: center;">as laid out by the Romans in  the 1st century.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are always candles </div><div style="text-align: center;">in the many chapels</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: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Laurent</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">68, boulevard de Magenta</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75010, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Laurent

Église Saint-Laurent Saint-Laurent was founded in the 6th century as the chapel of an abbey.   The present church dates to 1429 and finally ...

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Église Saint-Laurent - l'orgue

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3oYYJ1cj1foNeHbYkfOR7QQ3RfT7ixvU-tQkLGKoU9cyALeriSLeik2I8sf93Pk-vNZtvpC6sRSN2AJcdAY64_efs9x2wOyACBIdOIOf-5gJRtXLRjQsTrZd4mlI2R6G50cXhksFm8Bs/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_129DSC_9461.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3oYYJ1cj1foNeHbYkfOR7QQ3RfT7ixvU-tQkLGKoU9cyALeriSLeik2I8sf93Pk-vNZtvpC6sRSN2AJcdAY64_efs9x2wOyACBIdOIOf-5gJRtXLRjQsTrZd4mlI2R6G50cXhksFm8Bs/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_129DSC_9461.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Laurent</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint-Laurent was founded in the 6th century as the chapel of an abbey.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The present church dates to 1429 and finally completed in the 19th century.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The organ was built by François and Hippolyte Du Castel </div><div style="text-align: center;">between 1682 and 1685.  Over the centuries it has been </div><div style="text-align: center;">rebuilt and restored in four different centuries </div><div style="text-align: center;">but 20 original stops date from before the revolution.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can hear this magnificent organ </div><div style="text-align: center;">on Saturday and Sunday masses and for occasional concerts.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Laurent</span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">68, boulevard de Magenta</span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75010, Paris</span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Gare de l'Est</span></span></i></div>

Église Saint-Laurent - l'orgue

Église Saint-Laurent Saint-Laurent was founded in the 6th century as the chapel of an abbey.   The present church dates to 1429 and finally ...

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Église Saint-Laurent II

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0P7WpOX46oN0t6NWJf05lJ892LPTiSSeMMfm20IqjU5_mITsdnT8CwfFZjAJ4pBe2Vscc_OUOe5p8vqNvuHeTKWuCpW4loZJA9r4JJH7KgB2nj3ot9Q6zwXY8x_naMcR75DXBsDq0pK4/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_122DSC_9454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0P7WpOX46oN0t6NWJf05lJ892LPTiSSeMMfm20IqjU5_mITsdnT8CwfFZjAJ4pBe2Vscc_OUOe5p8vqNvuHeTKWuCpW4loZJA9r4JJH7KgB2nj3ot9Q6zwXY8x_naMcR75DXBsDq0pK4/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_122DSC_9454.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Église Saint-Laurent</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Last Sunday I featured the exterior of this church with its first construction in the 6th century.  The existing building dates from 1621 with addition of these Gothic vaults in 1667.  The carved keystones in the apex of the arches are of the Mannerist style, dropped slightly from the ceiling and carved to relate a religious scene.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">  Based on the church's website and the activity seen in October, the church with foundations in the first century is active and vibrant, serving the parishioners of the 10ème arrondissement. </span></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: left;"><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;">Église Saint-Laurent</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">68, boulevard de Magenta</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75010, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Gare de l'Est</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Laurent II

Église Saint-Laurent Last Sunday I featured the exterior of this church with its first construction in the 6th century.  The existing buildi...

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