Saint-Laurent, Paris
For other uses, see Saint Laurent.
Église Saint-Laurent | |
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West facade of the church | |
Église Saint-Laurent Location within Paris | |
48°52′29″N 2°21′30″E / 48.874849°N 2.358311°E | |
Country | France |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Founded | 6th century |
Dedication | Lawrence of Rome |
Associated people | Vincent de Paul |
Architecture | |
Status | Parish church |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Monument historique |
Designated | 1945 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris |
Laity | |
Organist(s) |
Ann Dominique Merlet Béatrice Piertot |
The Church of Saint-Laurent (French: Église Saint-Laurent) is a church in the 10th arrondissement of Paris (119, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Martin, 68, boulevard de Strasbourg or 68, boulevard de Magenta). It is built on Paris's north-south axis, linking Senlis and Orléans, as laid out by the Romans in the course of the mid 1st century BC, now marked by the rue du Faubourg-Saint-Martin, rue Saint-Martin, rue Saint-Jacques and rue du Faubourg-Saint-Jacques).
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