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Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris Cathedral (''Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Liban de Paris'') is the
cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denomination ...
and
mother church Mother church or matrice is a term depicting the Christian Church as a mother in her functions of nourishing and protecting the believer. It may also refer to the primary church of a Christian denomination or diocese, i.e. a cathedral or a metro ...
of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris, part of the
Maronite Church The Maronite Church is an Eastern Catholic ''sui iuris'' particular church in full communion with the pope and the worldwide Catholic Church, with self-governance under the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches. The current head of the Maro ...
, for worship of
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tradition. It is located by the Jesuit Fathers of Sainte-Geneviève school in the 5th arrondissent in
Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
,
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, constructed 1893–94 by
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Jules-Godefroy Astruc.


History

Constructed circa 1893–94 by architect Jules-Godefroy Astruc, it was inaugurated on 13 May 1894, allocated by the Jesuit Fathers of Sainte-Geneviève school in Paris, consecrated to
Our Lady of Lebanon ar, سيدة لبنان , native_name_lang = , image = Ladylebanon.JPG , image_upright = , alt = , caption = Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon , map_type = , map_s ...
, a
Marian shrine A shrine to the Virgin Mary (or Marian shrine) is a shrine marking an Marian apparitions, apparition or other miracle ascribed to the Blessed Virgin Mary, or a site on which is centered a historically strong Blessed Virgin Mary, Marian devotion ...
in
Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
, Lebanon. Following the
1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State The 1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and State ( French: ) was passed by the Chamber of Deputies on 9 December 1905. Enacted during the Third Republic, it established state secularism in France. France was then governed by the '' ...
, the
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left it. It was then assigned in 1915 to the Maronite worship. In 1937, the Franco-Lebanese home was built around the parish. Renovations of the roof, canopy and rose were made in 1990-1993


Architecture

Entrée chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Liban.JPG, Entrance to the church. The Church of Our Lady of
Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
also had a cultural role over 30 years, with the classical label Erato who performed most of their recordings in the church. More than 1,200 discs were recorded, including the flautist
Jean-Pierre Rampal Jean-Pierre Louis Rampal (7 January 1922 – 20 May 2000) was a French flautist. He has been personally "credited with returning to the flute the popularity as a solo classical instrument it had not held since the 18th century." Biography Ea ...
, trumpeter
Maurice André Maurice André (21 May 1933 – 25 February 2012) was a French trumpeter, active in the classical music field. He was professor of trumpet at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris where he introduced the teaching of the pic ...
and chamber orchestra
Jean-François Paillard Jean-François Paillard (12 April 1928 – 15 April 2013) was a French conductor. He was born in Vitry-le-François and received his musical training at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he won first prize in music history, and the Salzburg Moza ...
.


Interiors

P1210283 Paris V rue d'Ulm ND du Liban rwk.jpg, The interior entrance. P1210282 Paris V rue d'Ulm Notre-Dame du Liban rwk.jpg, The nave and chancel. In 1984, at the suggestion of :fr:Robert Calle, director of the Curie Institute, adjoining the place was invested for six months by Spanish artist
Miquel Barceló Miquel Barceló Artigues (born 1957) is a Spanish painter. Career Barceló was born at Felanitx, Mallorca. After having studied at the Arts and Crafts School of Palma for two years, he enrolled at the Fine Arts School of Barcelona in 1 ...
who installed a temporary workshop and painted his series of paintings in the Louvre[Collective of authors,
Miquel Barceló Miquel Barceló Artigues (born 1957) is a Spanish painter. Career Barceló was born at Felanitx, Mallorca. After having studied at the Arts and Crafts School of Palma for two years, he enrolled at the Fine Arts School of Barcelona in 1 ...
, drawings book - Exhibitions at the National Gallery of the Jeu de Paume and Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, Jeu de Paume editions and MNAM 1996 ( ), p. 15-16.] exposed in the following year in the CAPC musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux.


See also

* Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris


References


External links


Official website
(French) * http://www.maronites.fr/spip.php?article14 {{Coord, 48.8440, N, 2.3453, E, source:wikidata, display=title Lebanese diaspora in France Roman Catholic churches in the 5th arrondissement of Paris Maronite cathedrals Eastern Catholic cathedrals in France Cathedrals in Paris Eastern Catholic churches in Paris Roman Catholic churches completed in 1894 19th-century Maronite Church church buildings 19th-century churches in France