Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris Cathedral (''Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Liban de Paris'') is the

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and

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of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris, part of the

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, for worship of

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tradition. It is located by the Jesuit Fathers of Sainte-Geneviève school in the 5th arrondissent in

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, constructed 1893–94 by

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Jules-Godefroy Astruc.

History

Constructed circa 1893–94 by architect Jules-Godefroy Astruc, it was inaugurated on 13 May 1894, allocated by the Jesuit Fathers of Sainte-Geneviève school in Paris, consecrated to Our Lady of Lebanon, a

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, Lebanon. Following the

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, the

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left it. It was then assigned in 1915 to the Maronite worship. In 1937, the Franco-Lebanese home was built around the parish. Renovations of the roof, canopy and rose were made in 1990–1993

Architecture

Entrée chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Liban.JPG, Entrance to the church. The Church of Our Lady of

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also had a cultural role over 30 years, with the classical label Erato who performed most of their recordings in the church. More than 1,200 discs were recorded, including the flautist

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, trumpeter

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and chamber orchestra

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Interiors

P1210283 Paris V rue d'Ulm ND du Liban rwk.jpg, The interior entrance. P1210282 Paris V rue d'Ulm Notre-Dame du Liban rwk.jpg, The nave and chancel. In 1984, at the suggestion of :fr:Robert Calle, director of the Curie Institute, adjoining the place was invested for six months by Spanish artist

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who installed a temporary workshop and painted his series of paintings in the Louvre[Collective of authors,

, drawings book - Exhibitions at the National Gallery of the Jeu de Paume and Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, Jeu de Paume editions and MNAM 1996 ( ), p. 15-16.] exposed in the following year in the CAPC musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux.

References

External links

Official website
(French) * http://www.maronites.fr/spip.php?article14 {{Coord, 48.8440, N, 2.3453, E, source:wikidata, display=title Lebanese diaspora in France Roman Catholic churches in the 5th arrondissement of Paris Maronite cathedrals Eastern Catholic cathedrals in France Cathedrals in Paris Eastern Catholic churches in Paris Roman Catholic churches completed in 1894 19th-century Maronite Church church buildings 19th-century churches in France

History

Architecture

Interiors

See also

References

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