Sainte-Rosalie () is a

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church in the

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, built in 1869 in the honour of

Rosalie Rendu Rosalie Rendu, DC (9 September 1786 – 7 February 1856) was a Catholic Church in France, French Catholic member of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, Daughters of Charity who organized care for the poor in the Paris slums during ...

, also known as Sister Rosalie.

Location

The church is located at n°50,

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, at the junction of

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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

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(founded by

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). 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

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, which joins the

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. With the proceeds of compulsory purchase, another plot nearby was acquired, on the corner of

and the then '' boulevard des Gobelins''. The new chapel was constructed from 1867 to 1869. In 1903, the Lazardists were ejected and replaced by

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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.

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eglise Sainte-Rosalie Roman Catholic churches completed in 1869 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in France Rosalie 1869 establishments in France