Temple du Marais
| Temple du Marais | |
|---|---|
Eglise Protestante Unie du Marais | |
The Temple du Marais | |
| 48°51′12.1″N 2°21′58.5″E / 48.853361°N 2.366250°E | |
| Location | Paris |
| Country | France |
| Denomination | United Protestant Church of France |
| Previous denomination | Reformed Church of France |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| Weekly attendance | 300 |
| Website | temple.dumarais.fr |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | St. Mary of the Angels, Église Sainte-Marie-des-Anges |
| Authorising papal bull | 1626 |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1619 |
| Founder(s) | Francis de Sales, Jane Frances de Chantal |
| Events | Suppressed in the French Revolution and sold in 1796. Converted to a Protestant church in 1802 by decree of Napoléon Bonaparte. |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Monument Historique PA00086261 |
| Designated | 1887 as Temple Sainte-Marie |
| Architect(s) | François Mansart |
| Architectural type | church |
| Style | Baroque |
| Years built | 1632-1634 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome height (inner) | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Dome diameter (inner) | 13 m (44 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Synod | Synode régional d'Île-de-France |
| Clergy | |
| Pastor(s) | Gilles Boucomont, Caroline Bretones |
The Temple du Marais, sometimes known as the Temple Sainte-Marie, or historically, as the Church of Sainte Marie de la Visitation, is a Protestant church located in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, in the district of Le Marais at 17 Rue Saint-Antoine. It was originally built as a Roman Catholic convent by the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, whose sisters were commonly called the Visitandines. The church was closed in the French Revolution and later given to a Protestant congregation which continues its ministry to the present. The closest métro station is Bastille
