Saint-Sulpice

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Wikipedia article Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris.

http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/paris-st-sulpice
Saint-Sulpice is a huge, Late Baroque parish church located in the fashionable neighborhood of Saint-Sulpice in Paris. It recently became even more popular with tourists than usual thanks to its prominent role in the novel The Da Vinci Code, which is dicussed below.

History

Saint Sulpicius, the patron of the church, was a 7th-century bishop of Bourges noted for his piety and his resistance to the tyranny of the Merovingian kings.
The Church of St-Sulpice was founded by the Society of St-Sulpice to replace a small Gothic church. It was built over a century in several phases, with the various architects contributing different designs.
Construction began in 1646, was expanded on a larger scale in 1670, stalled from 1678 to 1719, then resumed under Gilles-Marie Oppenordt and was mostly complete by 1745.
The west front was designed by the Florentine architect Giovanni Servandoni until 1766. The north tower was built by Chalgrin in 1778-80, but construction was abandoned before the south tower was completed.
A wealthy and fashionable church on the Left Bank, Saint-Sulpice went on to host the christenings of none-too-devout Marquis de Sade and Charles Baudelaire as well as the wedding of author Victor Hugo.
During the Revolution, the Church of St-Sulpice was damaged and turned into a Temple of Victory. It was restored and redecorated in the 19th century with the help of Eugène Delacroix.

St-Sulpice under restoration in July 2008. Photo © Sacred Destinations.
Closer look at the facade and south tower. Photo Steve Roe.
Historic photo of St Sulpice. Photo Notre Dame Architecture Library.
Interior of St-Sulpice, looking west to the organ. Photo Te-Min Ong.


The grand organ of Saint-Sulpice. Photo Robert Catalano.


The "Rose Line" gnomon. Photo Emilio del Prado.


Obelisk inscription explaining the gnomon. Photo Andy Hay.


Stained glass window with "PS" initials that stand for Peter and Sulpice, not the Priory of Sion. Photo Sathish J.


Delacroix fresco of Jacob wrestling with the angel. Photo Lutetia.


Chapels and dome. Photo gogoninja.


Chapel of the Virgin in St-Sulpice. Photo Franck Rondot.