The Église Notre Dame Saint-Vincent is a

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located in

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, on the banks of the Saône, quai Saint-Vincent, in the

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. In 1984, it was classified as monument historique.

History

The church was built by

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s in 1759, when they were present in the area from the fourteenth century. The plans of the church were drawn by Léonard Roux. It was finally completed on 4 June 1789 by Joseph Janin, and was called Église Saint-Louis, as tribute to Louis Le Dauphin, who had contributed financially to its construction. A book called "Book of Accounts" was written to trace the entire history of the construction of the church. It took its current name in 1863. In 1793, the church served as hospital, then

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and gendarmerie. In 1933, Mortamet restored the church. In 1941, a number of Lyon Catholics, Protestants and agnostics met fortnightly in the crypt of the Église Notre Dame Saint-Vincent to discuss in depth Hitler's '' Mein Kampf''. On 12 December 1987, the church was destroyed by fire, but was reopened on 29 November 1992 after a major renovation. The organ, installed on the platform, was inaugurated on 26 March 1995. Lyon-Notre Dame de Saint Vincent

Architecture

Inside, there are 18 cylindrical columns in the

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and large rectangular windows in the dome. The facade of the church, decorated with a statue of the

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and a frieze, was made by Charles Dufraine and has a round arch and two Ionic columns.

References

External links

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Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eglise Notre Dame Saint-Vincent Roman Catholic churches in Lyon 1st arrondissement of Lyon Churches completed in 1789 1759 establishments in France Monuments historiques of Lyon