Saint-Laurent, Paris

Church of Saint-Laurent
Église Saint-Laurent
West facade of the church
Church of Saint-Laurent Location within Paris
48°52′29″N 2°21′30″E / 48.874849°N 2.358311°E / 48.874849; 2.358311
Country	France
Denomination	Catholic
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	6th century
Dedication	Saint Lawrence
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Monument historique
Designated	2016
Administration
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Paris
Laity
Organist(s)	Ann Dominique Merlet Béatrice Piertot

Saint-Laurent (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃] ^ⓘ) is a Catholic church in the 10th arrondissement of Paris at 68 bis Boulevard de Magenta. A series of churches occupied the site since the 10th century. It is named for Saint Lawrence, an early Christian martyr who was executed in Rome by the Roman Emperor Valerian in 258 AD. It has been listed since 2016 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.^[1]

The earliest parts of the church date to the 10th century and 15th century, while the facade was rebuilt in the 19th century during the Second French Empire, to fit into the intersection of three new boulevards built by Napoleon III and his deputy Baron Haussmann.

The architecture features a very ornate Flamboyant facade, constructed in the 19th century. The art and decoration includes an exceptional collection of 19th and 20th century stained glass windows. and an important collection of 19th-century religious paintings and sculpture.