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Histoire de Paris

Église Saint-Eustache
L’accroissement de la population autour des Halles et la piete d’un bourgeois, Jean Alais, sont a l’origine de la fondation d’une chapelle consacrée en 1223 a sainte Agnès puis à saint Eustache. Edifiée à la jonction des chemins de Montmartre et de Marée, et devenue église paroissiale, elle subit une série d’agrandissements avant d’être remplacée par l’édifice actuel. Sa première pierre fut posée le 29 août 1532 par François ler, mais elle ne fut áchevée et consacrée que le 26 avril 1637.

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Paroisse de Colbert, Saint-Eustache doit à la générosité du ministre des fresques de Mignard et une nouvelle façade restée cependant inachevée comme la précédente.

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 Church of St. Eustache, a Catholic church built in the 16th century and dedicated to St. Eustache, a Roman general who converted to Christianity and was executed. In this church, the burial ceremony of Mozart’s mother was held, and personalities such as Cardinal Richelieu and Moliere, who also held his marriage ceremony in the church, were baptized.

The church is designated as a historical heritage site of France.

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

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

Translation of the text on the sign:

[An illustration of a ship, symbolizing the symbol of Paris]

History of Paris

Church of Saint-Eustache
The increase in the population around the Halles and the piety of a bourgeois, Jean Alais, are at the origin of the foundation of a chapel dedicated in 1223 to Saint Agnes then to Saint Eustace. Built at the junction of Chemins de Montmartre and Chemins de Marée, and became a parish church, it underwent a series of expansions before being replaced by the current building. Its first stone was laid on August 29, 1532 by François I, but it was not completed and consecrated until April 26, 1637.

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Parish of Colbert, Saint-Eustache owes to the generosity of the minister the frescoes of Mignard and a new facade which, however, remained unfinished like the previous one.