Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtSyYCAajn0Eb0rbJ01PtsIv1hwS2La4p3Im4_inAZwu3WIxTf3GpT_zWlQ_nrM4Bu3G0w83t0ia09hD32MXC2rk52oRDsOhNhvoCuS5apOV0d_VBOUom_43t39iZfufGpl9JAviBRaY/s1600/2012+Jan+16+2nd_0601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtSyYCAajn0Eb0rbJ01PtsIv1hwS2La4p3Im4_inAZwu3WIxTf3GpT_zWlQ_nrM4Bu3G0w83t0ia09hD32MXC2rk52oRDsOhNhvoCuS5apOV0d_VBOUom_43t39iZfufGpl9JAviBRaY/s1600/2012+Jan+16+2nd_0601.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The square in front of this basilica is often filled with children,<br />playing chase or ball games.<br /><br /><br />The church is located at the intersection of Place des Petits-Pères<br />and Rue de la Banque. Notre Dame des Victoires<br />is the former chapel of the Augustinian fathers (Petits-Pères),<br />built in the years 1629-1740<br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i><br /><br /><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>6, rue Notre Dame des Victoires</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>75002, Paris</i></span></div>

Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires

Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires The square in front of this basilica is often filled with children, playing chase or ball games. The chur...

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Un petit garçon en rouge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdZ9q_WhM4QeVFIXAna0_j0JajvQqH_3RRgxDTkfjTEG7FWTu1_LzEUtk_sBS9l5c1l5arT3GDNApS0qZqZ2GZISFR1xZpUthMnrhUfSVT22NJupir2Vxs6qL4BfCLGomQdAS5HL6DdY/s1600/2012+jan+16++2nd_0625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdZ9q_WhM4QeVFIXAna0_j0JajvQqH_3RRgxDTkfjTEG7FWTu1_LzEUtk_sBS9l5c1l5arT3GDNApS0qZqZ2GZISFR1xZpUthMnrhUfSVT22NJupir2Vxs6qL4BfCLGomQdAS5HL6DdY/s640/2012+jan+16++2nd_0625.jpg" width="440" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Just before walking into the Basilique de Notre-Dame des Victoires, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I sensed a movement out of the corner of my eye.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Looking up to the left in this premier étage window, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I saw this little child actually licking the window.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">By the time I could swing my lens his way, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">he was looking wistfully down at the street </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">to the older children in the Place des Petits-Pères.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The church façade is reflected in the large windows.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>6, rue Notre-Dame des Victoires</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>(Rue de Banque et Rue des Petits-Pères)</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Place des Petits-Pères</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75002 Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

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Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykMRQlYJ-Dqf0dAxPEYvPDZK-DiUax81d457ZLQLqor1s6eHWVsewjRiL2dwSwJnoyguQcEtF06JMROgwYpWCQcESYlFz-lPMoodXk7WV6oI10b1cThZKq4ODWneuQVMOMVS2mrMEALQ/s1600/2010+dec+paris+3+DSC_0161+blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557439792026061730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykMRQlYJ-Dqf0dAxPEYvPDZK-DiUax81d457ZLQLqor1s6eHWVsewjRiL2dwSwJnoyguQcEtF06JMROgwYpWCQcESYlFz-lPMoodXk7WV6oI10b1cThZKq4ODWneuQVMOMVS2mrMEALQ/s640/2010+dec+paris+3+DSC_0161+blog.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;"> The </span><a href="http://www.notredamedesvictoires.com/"><strong><span style="font-family: arial;">Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: arial;"> can trace its history back to the 17th century and struggled to survive as an active church until the mid-1800s when it was consecrated to the Blessed Virgin. Since that time it has thrived with nearly 10,000 <em>ex voto</em> offerings left by the faithful. You can see on the right some of the devotional plaques which cover nearly every surface of this church. Additionally there are military decorations and silver and gold hearts left in thanksgiving for blessings received. </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires<br />6, rue Notre-Dame des Victoires</span>(Rue de Banque et Rue des Petits Pères)

Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires

The Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires can trace its history back to the 17th century and struggled to survive as an active church until t...

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