Église du Saint-Esprit (Aix-en-Provence)

The Église du Saint-Esprit is a Roman Catholic church in Aix-en-Provence.

Location

It is located at 40 rue Espariat in Aix-en-Provence.^[1][2]

History

In the 18th century, the Hôpital du Saint-Esprit, a hospital of the Order of the Holy Ghost, and several houses were torn down to make way for the construction of a new church.^[1][3][4] It was designed by architects Laurent Vallon (1652-1724) and Georges Vallon (1688-1767), and built from 1706 to 1728.^[4][2] It was then known as Église Saint-Jérôme, in honour of Jérôme de Grimaldi (1597–1685), who served as Archbishop of Aix from 1655 to 1683.^[4][2] It was dedicated by Forbin-La Barben in 1716.^[2] It was fully sculpted and painted from 1726 to 1728.^[2]

Inside, there is a retable dating back to 1505.^[2]

At present

It is the main parish church for university students in Aix.^[5][6] The current priests are Fr Gilles-Marie Lecomte and Fr Benoît Coppeaux^[5]

It is open every day from 7:30am to 11pm.^[6] The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is said every day from 5:30pm to 6pm, Confession and Adoration are from 6pm to 7pm.^[7] Additionally, the Eucharist is every day (except Saturdays), at 7pm.^[7] There is also a Mass on Saturdays at 6pm and on Sundays.^[7]

Heritage significance

It has been listed as a monument historique since December 31, 1985.^[1][2]

Gallery

Église du Saint-Esprit
Spire of the Église du Saint-Esprit in Aix-en-Provence  Nave inside the Église du Saint-Esprit in Aix-en-Provence  Pulpit inside the Église du Saint-Esprit in Aix-en-Provence  Pipe organs inside the Église du Saint-Esprit in Aix-en-Provence

References

Coordinates: 43°31′39″N 5°26′48″E / 43.5275°N 5.4468°E / 43.5275; 5.4468