Saint-Hilaire, Paris
History
An original oratory was built on the site in the 11th century. The site is located on Montagne Sainte-Geneviève on a plot that belonged to the canons of Saint-Marcel.
In 1158, the building was attested as a parish chapel dedicated to Saint Hilary. The small parish had numerous bookshops —up to 14 on Rue Saint-Hilaire in 1571.
During the French Revolution, the church was closed in 1790 and the parish was suppressed in 1793. It was sold as a national good in 1796 and demolished in 1807.
Architecture
A drawing of the church shows that the bell tower was made of carpentry with no masonry.
Ruins
The ruins of the church are located at 2 Rue Valette and 1bis Rue de Lanneau in the 5th arrondissement of Paris.
The few remains include a column with a capital and a part of an arch. They can be seen in a small courtyard that can be reached from 1bis Rue de Lanneau near the corner of the Rue Vallette.
References
- ^ "Paroisse Saint-Hilaire-du-Mont, Paris". data.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ^ Plongeron & Pietri 1987, p. 122.
- ^ Bos 2003, p. 196.
- ^ Fleury, Billaud & Dormann 1994, p. 455.
Bibliography
- Bos, Agnès (2003). Les églises flamboyantes de Paris, XVe-XVIe siècles (in French). Picard.
- Fleury, Michel; Billaud, Bernard; Dormann, Geneviève (1994). Si le roi m'avait donné Paris sa grand'ville (in French). Maisonneuve et Larose. ISBN 9782706811418.
- Friedmann, Adrien (1959). Paris, ses rues, ses paroisses du Moyen-Age à la Révolution (in French).
- Hillairet, Jacques (1985). Dictionnaire historique des rues de Paris (in French).
- Plongeron, Bernard; Pietri, Luce (1987). Le Diocèse de Paris (in French). Vol. 1. Beauchesne. ISBN 2701011329.