Saint-Hilaire, Paris

Coordinates: 48°50′53″N 2°20′49″E / 48.84806°N 2.34694°E

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Church of Saint-Hilaire
Église Saint-Hilaire (Saint-Hilaire-du-Mont)
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Location
Municipality	Paris
Country	France
Shown within Paris
Geographic coordinates	48°50′53″N 2°20′49″E / 48.84806°N 2.34694°E / 48.84806; 2.34694
Architecture
Completed	11th century
Demolished	1807

The Church of Saint-Hilaire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿i.lɛʁ]) or Saint-Hilaire-du-Mont (French: [sɛ̃.t‿i.lɛʁ dy mɔ̃]) is a ruined 12th-century church in Paris, France, active until the French Revolution.

History

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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.^[1]

In 1158, the building was attested as a parish chapel dedicated to Saint Hilary.^[1]^[2] The small parish had numerous bookshops —up to 14 on Rue Saint-Hilaire [fr] in 1571.^[1]

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.^[1]

Architecture

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A drawing of the church shows that the bell tower was made of carpentry with no masonry.^[3]

Ruins

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The ruins of the church are located at 2 Rue Valette [fr] and 1bis Rue de Lanneau [fr] in the 5th arrondissement of Paris.^[3]^[4]

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.^[1]^[4]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Paroisse Saint-Hilaire-du-Mont, Paris". data.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved October 12, 2019.
^ Plongeron & Pietri 1987, p. 122.
^ ^a ^b Bos 2003, p. 196.
^ ^a ^b Fleury, Billaud & Dormann 1994, p. 455.

Bibliography

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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.

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