Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis

Église Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis
The north façade in June 2019
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LocationParis
CountryFrance
DenominationCatholic
Websitespsl.fr
History
Former name(s)Church of Saint Paul
Consecrated9 May 1641
Architecture
Architect(s)Étienne Martellange and François Derand
Groundbreaking1627
Completed1641
Administration
ArchdioceseParis

The Église Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis is a church on rue Saint-Antoine in the Marais quarter of Paris. The present building was constructed from 1627 to '41 by the Jesuit architects Étienne Martellange and François Derand, on the orders of Louis XIII of France. It was the first church in Paris to break away entirely from the Gothic style and to use the new Baroque style of the Jesuits, and it had an important influence on Parisian religious architecture. It gives its name to Place Saint-Paul and its nearest Metro station, Saint-Paul. Next door to the church is the Lycée Charlemagne, also founded by the Jesuits.