Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudP5C1497_oipCm4OqLrIu67cMpQjmhgYID_lVUc4XyViVW9SvR_6wMcn7tlf22YZ0HL3iOdq0UoFOGX6_wnxAugR2o0BBFpnex-HyRrzmguASkd7trowKnGzkbSaCzbNUbqvRKpMJdA/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+045+DSC_7089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudP5C1497_oipCm4OqLrIu67cMpQjmhgYID_lVUc4XyViVW9SvR_6wMcn7tlf22YZ0HL3iOdq0UoFOGX6_wnxAugR2o0BBFpnex-HyRrzmguASkd7trowKnGzkbSaCzbNUbqvRKpMJdA/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+045+DSC_7089.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the early winter years of visiting this church</div><div style="text-align: center;">I found it dark and uninteresting.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A bright warm day showed its interior </div><div style="text-align: center;">to better advantage.</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;">Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">23, rue des Bernardins</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet In the early winter years of visiting this church I found it dark and uninteresting. A bright warm day s...

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Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5db8fb2HnC_bzaZWqlpps8gH-wSuhq54r6by-0M8JMUcxPJt4hGoEN0LIhrHr9zvUO3YG-bpDQkHL7o8b8n6z98lbYhDi3cEHsqYwOU5k4sMQXbqYc7SNUkFYBSlRudd5t6lOZ5I_Yo/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+031+DSC_7075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5db8fb2HnC_bzaZWqlpps8gH-wSuhq54r6by-0M8JMUcxPJt4hGoEN0LIhrHr9zvUO3YG-bpDQkHL7o8b8n6z98lbYhDi3cEHsqYwOU5k4sMQXbqYc7SNUkFYBSlRudd5t6lOZ5I_Yo/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+031+DSC_7075.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet</div><div style="text-align: center;">"The Choir Organ"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Did you know that most of the churches in Paris </div><div style="text-align: center;">have at least two organs?</div><div style="text-align: center;">This one was easy to spot, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but sometimes you will have to search.</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you find the choir organ, keep looking, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and you may even find a third organ.</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">23, rue des Bernardins</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet "The Choir Organ" Did you know that most of the churches in Paris  have at least two organs? T...

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Les choristes de Noël

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhj64WP9QT-Rzjng0oqQRpq9u9OigD8FjNhXuQb2G3euEXhxWiqmg7A44k-Ah9GLwnqZR_Q148TvnrNqqj-y_e3RzWG7m5l6g_hzc04PojE_Cop4J4cKLzBZRL41wzgpKwUddaIcwbH4/s1600/2007+Dec+8+DSC_0325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhj64WP9QT-Rzjng0oqQRpq9u9OigD8FjNhXuQb2G3euEXhxWiqmg7A44k-Ah9GLwnqZR_Q148TvnrNqqj-y_e3RzWG7m5l6g_hzc04PojE_Cop4J4cKLzBZRL41wzgpKwUddaIcwbH4/s1600/2007+Dec+8+DSC_0325.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Carolers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Each December 8th the churches of the Left Bank </div><div style="text-align: center;">gather in the 5ième to sing the French Christmas carols </div><div style="text-align: center;">carrying candles through the streets.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We have joined them on several occasions </div><div style="text-align: center;">after evening services at Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet.</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Celebration of the Immaculate Conception</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">  </span></i></div>

Les choristes de Noël

The Carolers Each December 8th the churches of the Left Bank  gather in the 5ième to sing the French Christmas carols  carrying candles thro...

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Église Saint Nicholas du Chardonnet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9_tW4wRPqiCizt0zuQpjFX6NV0MDHkohGKOFHROrMH0b2QCGoJ4xcYhch-Wv0FJTFxxSchkq8rgt9k79RkqPUTbvYvlWQbg2gkyMhuwI4yssMq5Za58lUDKu5ZU62qhPz1Ktk0wze3M/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+046+DSC_7090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9_tW4wRPqiCizt0zuQpjFX6NV0MDHkohGKOFHROrMH0b2QCGoJ4xcYhch-Wv0FJTFxxSchkq8rgt9k79RkqPUTbvYvlWQbg2gkyMhuwI4yssMq5Za58lUDKu5ZU62qhPz1Ktk0wze3M/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+046+DSC_7090.jpg" width="485" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint Nicholas du Chardonnet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Like many of the churches in Paris (and France and all of Europe), </div><div style="text-align: center;">this early 18th century church has a marble plaque </div><div style="text-align: center;">listing those of the church who "Morts pour la France, 1914 - 1918" </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is but one church among hundreds in the city </div><div style="text-align: center;">who lost a generation of young people to World War I.</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-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;">Église Saint Nicholas du Chardonnet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">23, rue des Bernardins</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(joyeux anniversaire, Cherie)</span></i></div>

Église Saint Nicholas du Chardonnet

Église Saint Nicholas du Chardonnet Like many of the churches in Paris (and France and all of Europe),  this early 18th century church has a...

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Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-2ZTpAXsJ0cxJYNIMwbhzYaIRnTnDMtuKywZQuJDPk1ZSTsjGexrGglXi3TBcngZMZPs1faHiNVrdwM9JmLDoVlcsCvXyDPZHg2kIZ_DYoDzwZT_doiWqLI3wds-st4WuXUWxykFS_E/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+034+DSC_7078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-2ZTpAXsJ0cxJYNIMwbhzYaIRnTnDMtuKywZQuJDPk1ZSTsjGexrGglXi3TBcngZMZPs1faHiNVrdwM9JmLDoVlcsCvXyDPZHg2kIZ_DYoDzwZT_doiWqLI3wds-st4WuXUWxykFS_E/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+034+DSC_7078.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a quiet Monday morning </div><div style="text-align: center;">the church was vacant with rows and row of chairs, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and an abundance of shadows</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;">Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">23, rue des Barnardins</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet On a quiet Monday morning  the church was vacant with rows and row of chairs,  and an abundance of shado...

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Procession aux flambeaux -- 8 decembre

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkgAEVrG5oagJOYzH5ZTF4iMPnntMi0xI4yUVvKVPLpZt0Nm9-K9hr9-LzyGrCBVT3mjgFmMc1XJu9CtewlvaQmMFGNSR8rOw-XZD0pRg326ZyzKB1oDOgNr1tysradC6Kgag_aGcNrU/s1600/2006+dec+paris+DSC_0202+blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548871552019839490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkgAEVrG5oagJOYzH5ZTF4iMPnntMi0xI4yUVvKVPLpZt0Nm9-K9hr9-LzyGrCBVT3mjgFmMc1XJu9CtewlvaQmMFGNSR8rOw-XZD0pRg326ZyzKB1oDOgNr1tysradC6Kgag_aGcNrU/s640/2006+dec+paris+DSC_0202+blog.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 130%;">The churches of Paris gather for the Fête de l'Immaculée Conception every December 8th at Saint-Nicolas du Chardonnet. Each of the participating churches brings its banner to be carried by its members. After Mass the families and persons of all ages light the candles and sing while walking through the streets of the 5ième, traffic stopped</span>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OS585UcFp7fjyaX10LL9MujbmKcpO1BYdDGOiW2vjtnnrkasofKhs0nKqHyg3RA8UOge6gmeB8dZEuquzgGLEOAhammVnxPTnUzw5VCiqNaNTouQ-__fNHFZT6o0JzJOO4RJ0U-opo8/s1600/2006+dec+paris+DSC_0208+blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548871193673759202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OS585UcFp7fjyaX10LL9MujbmKcpO1BYdDGOiW2vjtnnrkasofKhs0nKqHyg3RA8UOge6gmeB8dZEuquzgGLEOAhammVnxPTnUzw5VCiqNaNTouQ-__fNHFZT6o0JzJOO4RJ0U-opo8/s320/2006+dec+paris+DSC_0208+blog.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 213px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">What an amazing experience...<br /><br />Bon dimanche, mes amis</span>.</div>

Procession aux flambeaux -- 8 decembre

The churches of Paris gather for the Fête de l'Immaculée Conception every December 8th at Saint-Nicolas du Chardonnet. Each of the part...

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Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BYE9cn4di0v2iJpf_MyeXGtzQ0p3OJSROPUk8IQwVAY07Z3A1WFgRaZrHWHhWMOVmtkam80-c5SVWdxT8s4ydjv4-E7AxdRKuWEUClQWDhIe_G9ha_70goZCO6QC_SQjsUDfwCpd_3I/s1600/DSC_0772light.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500281044422498466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BYE9cn4di0v2iJpf_MyeXGtzQ0p3OJSROPUk8IQwVAY07Z3A1WFgRaZrHWHhWMOVmtkam80-c5SVWdxT8s4ydjv4-E7AxdRKuWEUClQWDhIe_G9ha_70goZCO6QC_SQjsUDfwCpd_3I/s640/DSC_0772light.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>Ma fille Holly and I have stayed in the same hotel (and same room) for many trips to Paris, and Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet as shown in the photo below this text is the primary view from our window over rue des Bernardins. Although the photos I took in June this year show few people, the church we have watched over the years is an active, vibrant church in the 5th arrondisement. When the bells ring on Saturday at 6pm and again on Sunday morning, the street in front of the church is busy with multi-generational families and people of all ages coming and going. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>From the exterior, the church is attractive but not singularly stunning. I have found that you must enter a church to know what might be inside, that a very plain building may hide a beautiful interior. St-Nicholas has a very warm feel and is well cared for by its parishioners. The 18th century organ has an exquisite sound and the crystal chandeliers just sparkle. I will bring you here again in December to tell you (photos too) about singing in the streets of the 5th arr.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>As a tourist one may appreciate the aesthetic beauty of a place, but as with many Parisian sites there may be historical drama and controversy.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2FESU4EQ3AQOclCVfkallbkHs5DRCYirbgU2kOBuqOqLDEzB2sEbMdQaEbnlF56RG5Mwhn6TieE7hK7rGfEL40N7eaaB4HHPaMvzKqF5PsQbtKsp5MGLyZX1LIwuKe7a6npiQyKGuv-4/s1600/DSC_0771.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500260004572768850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2FESU4EQ3AQOclCVfkallbkHs5DRCYirbgU2kOBuqOqLDEzB2sEbMdQaEbnlF56RG5Mwhn6TieE7hK7rGfEL40N7eaaB4HHPaMvzKqF5PsQbtKsp5MGLyZX1LIwuKe7a6npiQyKGuv-4/s320/DSC_0771.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>

Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

Ma fille Holly and I have stayed in the same hotel (and same room) for many trips to Paris, and Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet as shown in the...

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