Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh488WcAIRYLrsQKcmKxommzb7XacCfSyRAcpSfhPaPcJ6XLG5dPxEU1KMqoLSV1SgTXcxQD3Y_zGjijyp3whMAesIAJcSPpZvED3srRGgConM2qOdMojdUekBoEkVjS6XZjn541bhvn1Y/s1600/2012+Oct+8+Monday_28DSC_9139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh488WcAIRYLrsQKcmKxommzb7XacCfSyRAcpSfhPaPcJ6XLG5dPxEU1KMqoLSV1SgTXcxQD3Y_zGjijyp3whMAesIAJcSPpZvED3srRGgConM2qOdMojdUekBoEkVjS6XZjn541bhvn1Y/s640/2012+Oct+8+Monday_28DSC_9139.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint Vincent de Paul was born in 1581 and after early years of study, graduated in theology and was ordained in 1600 at the age of 19.  In 1617 he founded the "Ladies of Charity" from a group of women within his parish who came to be known as the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul.<br /><br />He worked for some time in Paris among imprisoned galley-slaves, and established a group known as the Vincentians, priests with vows of poverty, chastity, obedience.  The Vincentians (also known as Lazarists) are today present in over 80 countries. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>bon dimanche</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul</span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i></i></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">95, rue de Sèvres</span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i></i></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i></i></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Sèvres-Babylone</span></i></span></div>

Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul

Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Saint Vincent de Paul was born in 1581 and after early years of study, graduated in theology and was ordaine...

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Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvTe2XwRbqTRaSXZ4LJn8d-WEBoX6WySQHu_3Z6TxJnvMFZJF-hUpR8YzL3K7hAJ_LAb8rMsi21xSk5BgytAB5SOBwVaQ1RnGe6ufSkZTQAf8dOeN-fv3OCXXZ8V6SNylX83Jtz9q-Bg/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_85DSC_9417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvTe2XwRbqTRaSXZ4LJn8d-WEBoX6WySQHu_3Z6TxJnvMFZJF-hUpR8YzL3K7hAJ_LAb8rMsi21xSk5BgytAB5SOBwVaQ1RnGe6ufSkZTQAf8dOeN-fv3OCXXZ8V6SNylX83Jtz9q-Bg/s640/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_85DSC_9417.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The wrought iron details are best seen close up</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The columns and other architectural elements </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">lend a classic background to this interesting church</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">bon dimanche</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </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;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris</i></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Place Franz-Liszt</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>75010, Paris</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Métro Poissonnière</i></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul

Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul The wrought iron details are best seen close up The columns and other architectural elements lend a classic bac...

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Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris II

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ9eqGDRB3Q8f071PqXQgP4Dbie27fW0jjAa6G06kyOT_RT101_kPMQFOBxMYL9NZ-2fQ7lM5Qi-Fh04fwn1zu-BjrzsL6GNwHKLUJvRDPcFDRJfUaxTES6UodUm4eglpzplaWnEbniW4/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_257DSC_9591.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ9eqGDRB3Q8f071PqXQgP4Dbie27fW0jjAa6G06kyOT_RT101_kPMQFOBxMYL9NZ-2fQ7lM5Qi-Fh04fwn1zu-BjrzsL6GNwHKLUJvRDPcFDRJfUaxTES6UodUm4eglpzplaWnEbniW4/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_257DSC_9591.jpg" /></a></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;">Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris</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 promised to bring you inside </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">for a glimpse of the intricate details of this magnificent church.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">On the right you can see a portion of the painted frieze around the nave </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">of 160 male and female saints advancing towards the sanctuary, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">painted by (Hippolyte Flandrin, 1848-53)</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;">This photo is taken from the apse behind the main altar </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and looking back toward the grand organ and the entrance of the church.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">There is more to come...</span></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: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place Franz-Liszt</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 Poissonnière</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris II

Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris Last Sunday I promised to bring you inside  for a glimpse of the intricate details of this magnificent...

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Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnySuKXYklYE7ireJMQipyJkYxC1bdaqJyfuhRnOn6-mcMuFNKp8uolxkJScvawC1n6UTANGJ-dSMuFZhIyq14Qj6R7_8s3WaUEftZUQC-bKkzJhToYCIhfufx-_f5TLDt7e-xmBrCyKk/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_77DSC_9409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnySuKXYklYE7ireJMQipyJkYxC1bdaqJyfuhRnOn6-mcMuFNKp8uolxkJScvawC1n6UTANGJ-dSMuFZhIyq14Qj6R7_8s3WaUEftZUQC-bKkzJhToYCIhfufx-_f5TLDt7e-xmBrCyKk/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_77DSC_9409.jpg" /></a></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;">Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris</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;">The impressive façade of this church sits atop a hill in the 10ème arrondissement </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with a broad entrance at Place Franz-Liszt.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Completed in 1844 by Jacques Hittorff, there are a series of ramps </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">which were originally designed to aid access by horse-drawn carriages.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Today, there are a series of gardens leading up to the front steps.</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;">Seen above the portico is a pediment sculpted by Charles-François Leboeuf-Nanteuil </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">on the glorification of Saint Vincent-de-Paul.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He is seen surrounded by figures symbolizing his saintly actions.</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;">We arrived just as the doors were closing at noon and so we left to return later, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">just as I will bring you back here soon </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">to see the inside of this large church and the treasures it holds.</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;">bon dimanche</span></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;">Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place Franz-Liszt</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 Poissonnière </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris

Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris The impressive façade of this church sits atop a hill in the 10ème arrondissement  with a broad entran...

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