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Histoire de Paris

Église Saint-Roch
En 1521 s’élève ici une chapelle dite de Sainte-Suzanne ou des Cing-Plaies. Agrandie en 1577, elle est placée sous le patronage de saint Roch. Erigée en 1633 en église paroissiale, Saint-Roch est reconstruite par Le Mercier. Faute d’argent, le chantier s’éternise. En 1719, le financier John Law s’y convertit au catholicisme et fait un don de 100 000 livres qui permet de terminer la nef. La façade dessinée par Robert de Cotte est enfin édifiée, et l’église consacrée le 10 juillet 1740. Le 5 octobre 1795 (13 vendémiaire an IV), le général Bonaparte installe une pièce d’artillerie dans le cul-de-sac Dauphin (prolongement de la rue St-Roch vers le sud) et mitraille les insurgés royalistes massés sur les marches de l’église.

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One of the series of signs describing historical places in Paris. The signs were placed starting in 1992 and are also called sucettes Starck (Starck’s Lollipops) after Philippe Starck who designed them.

The sign depicts the Saint-Roch Catholic Church, a church dedicated to Saint Roch who is known to have worked miracles and healed pilgrims to Rome who were sick with the plague.
The baroque church was designed by Jacques Lemercier and opened to the public in 1653.
During the French Revolution in 1795 (the days of the Royalist Rebellion - 13 Vendémiaire, the fourth year) battles took place in the church square between the forces of the revolutionaries and the supporters of the monarchy.

The church was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image Click for a larger image

The illustration in the center of the sign is shown here at magnification Click for a larger image

The place is defined as a historical heritage site of France, as you can see in the following sign that was taken that day
ÉGLISE
SAINT-ROCH
XVIIe-XIXe

MONUMENT HISTORIQUE
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Translation of the text on the sign:

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History of Paris

The Church of Saint-Roch
In 1521, a chapel called Sainte-Suzanne or Cing-Plaies was built here. Enlarged in 1577, it is placed under the patronage of Saint Roch. Built in 1633 as a parish church, Saint-Roch was rebuilt by Le Mercier. Due to lack of money, the project drags on. In 1719, the financier John Law converted to Catholicism and made a donation of 100,000 pounds which allowed the nave to be completed. The facade designed by Robert de Cotte was finally built, and the church was consecrated on July 10, 1740. On October 5, 1795 (13 Vendémiaire Year IV), General Bonaparte installed an artillery piece in the Dauphin cul-de-sac ( extension of rue St-Roch towards the south) and machine-gunned the royalist insurgents massed on the steps of the church.

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