- Église Saint-Polycarpe
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Église Saint-Polycarpe 
Facade of the church
Basic information Location Lyon, France Geographic coordinates 45°27′40″N 4°30′00″E / 45.4612°N 4.5001°E Affiliation Roman Catholic District 1st arrondissement of Lyon Architectural description Architectural type Church Completed 1670 Specifications The Église Saint-Polycarpe (Church of St. Polycarp) is a church located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, on the slopes of La Croix-Rousse, between rue René Leynaud, rue Burdeau and passages Mermet and Thiaffait. It is the oldest church of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri.
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History
The church, built by the Oratorians installed on the slopes, was completed in 1670, with the exception of the façade that was built in 1756 by architect Toussaint Loyer[1] who also lengthened the nave.[2]
On 19 June 1791, the Oratory Church became a parish church and took the name of St. Polycarp, as a tribute to Polycarp of Smyrna, master of Saint Pothinus and Irenaeus, who were the first two bishops of Lyon.
The heart of Pauline-Marie Jaricot, founder of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, currently remains in a chapel of the church.[3]
The church has a famous organ, built by Augustine Zeiger in 1841.[4]
In 1982, the church was classified as monument historique.[5]
Architecture
The church has a facade decorated with four Corinthian pilasters topped by a triangular pediment. Louis Janmot made the painting depicting the Last Supper which is placed in the apse.[2]
Photos
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Tympanum of the front door
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Cherub of the lintel of the front window
References
- ^ "Objectif Lyon : Saint Polycarpe" (in French). DBOC. http://www.dboc.net/lyon/oc_lyon_saint_polycarpe.php. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ^ a b Jacquemin, Louis (1985) (in French). Histoire des églises de Lyon, Villeurbanne, Vaulx-en-Velin, Bron, Vénissieux, Saint-Fons (2nd edition ed.). Lyon: Élie Bellier. p. 276. ISBN 2-904507-07-X.
- ^ "Histoire de l'église et du quartier des pentes de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon 1er" (in French). Église des pentes. http://eglisedespentes-lyon.cef.fr/spip.php?article28. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ^ "Église Saint-Polycarpe" (in French). Rhône Tourisme. http://www.rhonetourisme.com/Culture-histoire/Architecture/Eglises-monuments-religieux/Liste-complete/Eglise-Saint-Polycarpe-Lyon-1er. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ^ "Monuments historiques — Église Saint-Polycarpe" (in French). Mérimée. http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_1=REF&VALUE_1=PA00117804. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- This article incorporates information from the revision as of 2009-10-14 of the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.
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