- Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
Saint-Étienne-du-Mont is a church in
Paris , located on theMontagne Sainte-Geneviève in the Ve arrondissement, near the Panthéon. It contains the shrine of St. Geneviève, the patron saint of Paris.The church also contains the tombs ofBlaise Pascal andJean Racine .Renowned organist, composer, and improviser
Maurice Duruflé held the post of Titular Organist at Saint-Étienne-du-Mont from 1929 until his death in 1986.History
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6th century - first chapel was formed from thecrypt ofSt. Geneviève Abbey
*13th century - separate church built on the north side of chapel
*1491 - bell tower was built
*1537 - chancel was built
*1545 - gallery was built (see image of church interior)
*1580 - vaults of the nave and the transept were built
*1624 - bell tower was raised
*1807 - demolition of the Abbey churchExternal links
* [http://www.linternaute.com/paris/magazine/diaporama/06/eglises/saint-etienne-du-mont/saint-etienne-du-mont1.shtml L'Internaute Magazine: Diaporama] (in French)
* [http://www.flickr.com/groups/st-etienne-du-mont/ flickr group dedicated to St-Étienne-du-Mont]
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