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The Catholic faith has been playing a key role in Paris history since the christening of king Clovis in 496 in Rheims cathedral in the Champagne region.

A multitude of churches, including Notre-Dame, the Sacré-Coeur and Sainte-Chapelle, embellish the city. Saint-Etienne du Mont, near Panthéon (right) and Saint-Eustache near Pompidou center (below) are among our favorites.

Each year, two millions pilgrims visit the Chapelle de la Médaille Miraculeuse (Chapel of the miraculous medal), very close to the Bon Marché department store, where Catherine Labouré saw the holy virgin in 19th century. 

Saint-Etienne du Mont church in Paris
Saint-Etienne du Mont church in Paris

Notre Dame de Paris
Notre-Dame cathedral seen from the back side

The Protestants and the Jews played a key role too in the history of Paris. The Rue des Rosiers near Pompidou center remains a traditional Jewish street in the middle of the fashionable Marais district.

More recently, the Muslim community has increased rapidly with immigrants mainly from the Maghreb. They can pray at the magnificent Paris mosque near the Museum.

Notre-Dame cathedral

Sainte-Chapelle

Sacré-Coeur

Chapelle de la Médaille miraculeuse

Saint-Etienne du Mont
Place Sainte-Geneviève 75005 Paris
Tel 33 (0)1 43 54 11 79

Saint-Eustache
2 impasse Saint-Eustache 75001 Paris
Tel 33 (0)1.42.36.31.05

 

Saint-Eustache church in Paris
Saint-Eustache church in Paris

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