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Protestant Redemption Church, Paris

Coordinates: 48°52′25.65″N 2°20′23.01″E / 48.8737917°N 2.3397250°E / 48.8737917; 2.3397250
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Protestant Redemption Church
Native name
Église évangélique de la Rédemption (French)
TypeLutheran church
Location9th arrondissement of Paris
Coordinates48°52′25.65″N 2°20′23.01″E / 48.8737917°N 2.3397250°E / 48.8737917; 2.3397250
Built1821–1825
1843
ArchitectLouis-Adrien Lusson
Franz Christian Gau
Théodore Ballu
Official nameTemple de la Rédemption
DesignatedJune 21st, 1958
Reference no.PA00089002
Protestant Redemption Church, Paris is located in Paris
Protestant Redemption Church, Paris
Location of Protestant Redemption Church in Paris

The Protestant Redemption Church (French: église évangélique de la Rédemption), also named the Redemption Temple (Temple de la Rédemption) or simply La Rédemption, is a Lutheran parish in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is affiliated with the United Protestant Church of France.

History

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The church was established in a former 90-meter-long unloading hall built between 1821 and 1825 by architect Louis-Adrien Lusson. Later it was moved to another building at Quai de Jemmapes [fr].

In 1837, Protestant Princess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin married King Louis Philippe I's son Ferdinand Philippe at the Redemption Church. She was a co-founder of the church which she attended regularly. Between 1841 and 1843, German architect Franz Christian Gau made extensive alterations to the building while keeping its four bays. After Gau's death, the works were ended by Théodore Ballu.

In 1873, Paul Gauguin married a young Dane, Mette-Sophie Gad (1850–1920), at the Redemption Temple. The funeral of Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann took place on January 15, 1891, in the church. Haussmann was a regular parishioner of the Redemption Church.

The building was listed as a Historic Monument on February 21, 1958.[1]

The temple has an organ.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Base Mérimée: Temple de la Rédemption, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

Bibliography

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  • Guicharnaud, Hélène; Guttinger-Mettetal, Christiane (2013). Temples réformés et églises luthériennes de Paris (in French). La Voix Protestante. pp. 62–65.
  • Gourlier, Charles; Biet, J.-E.; Grillon, Edme; Tardieu, Eugène (1844). Choix d'édifices publics projetés et construits en France depuis le commencement du XIXe siècle (in French). Vol. 3. Paris: Librairie Louis Colas. p. 8 (online) and planche 161 (online).
  • Pérouse de Montclos, Jean-Marie, ed. (1994). Le guide du patrimoine Paris (in French). Paris: Hachette. p. 164. ISBN 978-2-01-0168123.
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