Oratoire du Louvre

Local nameTemple de l'Oratoire du Louvre
Location1st arrondissement of Paris, France

The Temple protestant de l'Oratoire du Louvre, also Église réformée de l'Oratoire du Louvre, is a historic Protestant church located at 145 rue Saint-Honoré – 160 rue de Rivoli in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, across the street from the Louvre. It was founded in 1611 by Pierre de Bérulle as the French branch of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri. It was made the royal chapel of the Louvre Palace by Louis XIII on December 23, 1623, and was host to the funerals of both Louis and Cardinal Richelieu. Work on the church was suspended in 1625 and not resumed until 1740, with the church completed in 1745.

It was suppressed in 1792 during the French Revolution, looted, stripped of its decor, and used to store theater sets. In 1811, it was given by Napoleon to the Protestant congregation of Saint-Louis-du-Louvre when that building was demolished to make way for the expansion of the Louvre.

Tags Place of WorshipProtestantChristianHeritage
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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oratoire_du_Louvre

Official Website http://oratoiredulouvre.fr/

Email accueil@oratoiredulouvre.fr

Phone +33142602164

Address 3 Rue de l'Oratoire, Paris 75001, France

Coordinates 48°51'41.997" N 2°20'23.989" E

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