Sainte-Rosalie () is a
Roman Catholic
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church in the
13th arrondissement of Paris
The 13th arrondissement of Paris (''XIIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''treizième''.
The arrondissement, called Gobelins, is situated ...
, built in 1869 in the honour of
Rosalie Rendu
Rosalie Rendu (9 September 1786 – 7 February 1856) was a Daughter of Charity who was a leading worker and organizer of care for the poor of 19th-century Paris' teeming slums, suffering from the rapid migration of people to the cities during th ...
, also known as Sister Rosalie.
Location
The church is located at n°50,
boulevard Auguste-Blanqui, at the junction of
rue Corvisart.
History
The church is part of a charitable foundation created by the Abbot Le Rebours, curate of
La Madeleine (1822-1894) given over to the
Lazarists (founded by
Vincent de Paul).
A chapel bearing the name Chapelle Sainte-Rosalie was constructed in 1859 on a large site the Abbot had acquired on the now defunct Rue de Gentilly. He had the chapel built to recognise Sister Rosalie's good work for the needy of the quarter in the first half of the 19th century.
[History of the Sainte Rosalie parish ]
Sainte Rosalie, Retrieved 2008-07-08
In 1867, the land was expropriated for the creation of the short
Avenue de la SÅ“ur Rosalie, which joins the
Place d'Italie
The Place d'Italie (; en, Italy Square) is a public space in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. The square has an average dimension somewhat less than 200 meters in extent (comprising about 30,000 m²), and the following streets meet there:
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. With the proceeds of compulsory purchase, another plot nearby was acquired, on the corner of
rue Corvisart and the then '' boulevard des Gobelins''. The new chapel was constructed from 1867 to 1869.
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In 1903, the Lazardists were ejected and replaced by ]diocesan
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
priests, to return again in 1922. On 29 September 1963, the chapel was elevated to church status when it became l'église Sainte-Rosalie. In 1971, the Lazardists once again fell from grace, and were replaced by diocesan priests.[
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Gallery
image:Bd Blanqui-Eglise Ste-Rosalie.JPG, L'église Sainte-Rosalie- side view
image:Bd Blanqui-Eglise Ste-Rosalie-1.jpg , L'église Sainte-Rosalie- front entrance
image:Bd Blanqui-Eglise Ste-Rosalie-4.JPG, L'église Sainte-Rosalie – intérior
image:Bd Blanqui-Eglise Ste-Rosalie-3.JPG, L'église Sainte-Rosalie – stained glass window
image:Bd Blanqui-Eglise Ste-Rosalie-5.JPG, commemorative plaque in the church
References
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Roman Catholic churches completed in 1869
19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in France
Rosalie
1869 establishments in France