Saint-Augustin

About Saint-Augustin

Saint-Augustin is a Roman Catholic church in Paris’s 8th arrondissement, standing on Place Saint-Augustin in the perspective of Boulevard Malesherbes. Victor Baltard designed the building, which was constructed between 1860 and 1871 and inaugurated in 1868. Its defining architectural feature is a metal framework clad in stone, an unusual combination for a nineteenth-century church. The dome rises about 50 metres above the church, while the façade includes a large cast-iron rose window sculpted by François Jouffroy. The interior and exterior decoration bring together painting, sculpture and stained glass by artists including William Bouguereau, Hippolyte Flandrin, Ernest Carrier-Belleuse and Claudius Lavergne. The church was fully classified as a historic monument in 1993. It remains a place of Catholic worship; the Diocese of Paris states that entry to the church is free and directs visitors to the parish website for current opening hours. The parish lists Place Saint-Augustin as the church address, with a postal address on Avenue César-Caire, and identifies Saint-Augustin and Blessed Charles de Foucauld in its religious decoration.

Practical details

Website

http://www.saintaugustin.net/

Phone

01 45 22 01 35

Full address

Place Saint-Augustin, 75008 Paris, France

Sources

• dioceseparis.fr
• pop.culture.gouv.fr
• www.paris.fr
• dioceseparis.fr
• dioceseparis.fr
• dioceseparis.fr

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