Saint-Ambroise () is a
Roman Catholic
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parish church
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located in the
11th arrondissement of
Paris
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. It is dedicated to
St. Ambrose.
''Saint-Ambroise'' gave the neighborhood its name, the ''quartier Saint-Ambroise''. Its length is 87 metres, and the towers are 68 metres high.
History
Construction and consecration
Located at 71 Boulevard Voltaire, Saint-Ambroise was built between 1863 and 1868, shortly after the construction of the new Boulevard du Prince-Eugène, which was later renamed Boulevard Voltaire. It replaced a church called Notre-Dame de la Procession which was located close to the path of the new street at about the location of the public garden. The church was designed by architect
Théodore Ballu in an
eclectic style.
Saint-Ambroise was consecrated by cardinal
Léon-Adolphe Amette
Leon Adolphe Amette (6 September 1850 Douville-sur-Andelle, Eure – 29 August 1920 Antony, Hauts-de-Seine) was a French Catholic Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal who was archbishop of Paris from 1908 to 1920.
He was made a cardinal in 1911 ...
on 7 December 1910.
Occupation
On 18 March 1996 the church was occupied by about three hundred African immigrants who demanded regularization of their immigration status. After four days the group was ordered to leave by public authorities. A similar situation arose at the
église Saint-Bernard.
Garden and sculpture
In front of the church a small public garden includes a sculpture honoring sixty years of
Catholic Aid, donated by local residents and sculpted by
G. Chance
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Roman Catholic churches in the 11th arrondissement of Paris