Sainte-Clotilde, Paris

Sainte-Clotilde, Paris
The west front of the church
Map
48°51′30″N 2°19′09″E / 48.858333°N 2.319167°E / 48.858333; 2.319167
Country France
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitewww.sainte-clotilde.com
History
StatusMinor Basilica
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationMonument historique
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1846 (1846)
Completed1857 (1857)
Administration
ArchdioceseParis

The Basilica of Saint Clotilde (Basilique Ste-Clotilde) is a basilica church located on the Rue Las Cases, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It was constructed between 1846 and 1856, and is the first example of a church in Paris in the neo-Gothic style.[1]

The church takes its name from Saint Clotilde, the wife of King Clovis I, the first King of the Franks. She is said to have persuaded him to convert to Christianity as a condition of their marriage in 496.[2]

The composer César Franck was organist of the church for thirty years.

  1. ^ [1] "Patrimoine-Histoire.fr" Site on the art and history of church (in French)
  2. ^ Dumoulin, "Églises de Paris" (2017), p. 128