Abbey of St Genevieve
The Abbey of St Genevieve was a church building in Paris founded by Historique in 508 near the former palace of the Thermes. It became associated with the burial of its founder and with the relics of Saint Genevieve.
French Churches
Montpellier Cathedral
Montpellier Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in the old town of Montpellier in Hérault. It is the city’s most important Gothic monument and the largest church in the former Languedoc-Roussillon region.
Église Saint-Georges
Église Saint-Georges is a Catholic place of worship in the Vieux Lyon neighborhoods. Dedicated to Saint Georges de Lydda, it belongs to the parish of the primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon. The current building was constructed in neo-Gothic style by Pierre Bossan in 1844–1845.
Église Notre-Dame-du-Point-du-Jour
Église Notre-Dame-du-Point-du-Jour is a church in Lyon’s Point-du-Jour district. Completed in 1973, it replaced the former church of the Massues. Its design includes a spire symbolizing the biblical tent and an interior centered on an octagonal choir.
Toulouse Cathedral
Toulouse Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the historic centre of Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France. Its complex architecture reflects successive periods of modification, renovation, and reconstruction, and it gave its name to the surrounding neighborhood.
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Church
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Church is a 19th-century church in Paris on Place Franz-Liszt. Dedicated to Saint Vincent de Paul, it dominates the neighborhood and stands on the former Saint-Lazare enclosure, where he lived and worked.
Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon
The Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon is a medieval Gothic church in the heart of Dijon’s protected historic sector. Built from 1229 to around 1250, it stands near the Palace of the Dukes and States of Burgundy and is decorated with the city’s Jacquemart and owl.
Sainte-Clotilde Church
Sainte-Clotilde Church is a minor basilica on Rue Las Cases in Paris’s 7th arrondissement. Built between 1846 and 1857, it was the first neo-Gothic church in Paris and was later declared a minor basilica in 1896.
Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais Church
Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais is a church in the Saint-Gervais district of Paris, east of the Hôtel de Ville. Its history reaches back to the earliest known place of worship on the right bank of Paris.
Champmol
Champmol was a Carthusian monastery on the outskirts of Dijon, founded in 1383 by Duke Philip the Bold as a dynastic burial place for the Valois Dukes of Burgundy. It was richly decorated with artworks.
Abbaye du Ronceray
Abbaye du Ronceray d'Angers is a Benedictine nunnery in Angers, in the Maine-et-Loire department of Pays de la Loire. Founded in the 11th century, it is the only female monastic establishment in Angers and among the most important in the diocese.
Lyon astronomical clock
The Lyon astronomical clock is a seventeenth-century astronomical clock located in Lyon Cathedral. It is a tall clock with a central octagonal tower and several automated figures, including angels, the Virgin Mary, and a rotating statue in a western niche.
St Martin's Church
St Martin's Church, or Saint-Martin de Colmar, is the most important religious building in Colmar. Frequently called a cathedral, it is a Gothic collegiate church and one of the largest churches in Haut-Rhin.
Saint-Jean-de-Montmartre
Saint-Jean-de-Montmartre is a Roman Catholic parish church at 19 Rue des Abbesses in Paris’s 18th arrondissement. Built from 1894 to 1904, it combines Art Nouveau forms with Gothic structural elements and pioneering reinforced concrete construction.
Couvent des Jacobins
The Couvent des Jacobins de la rue Saint-Honoré was a destroyed convent in Paris connected with the Dominicans, known in France as Jacobins. The community was confirmed by Pope Honorius in 1216 and later became associated with major convents, schools, and burial sites.
Église Saint-Nizier
Église Saint-Nizier is a Catholic church in Lyon, on place Saint-Nizier in the Presqu'île. Dedicated to Nizier, bishop of Lyon, it is noted for its antiquity, prestige, and monumental presence.
Church of Saint-Maclou
The Church of Saint-Maclou is a Catholic place of worship in the city center of Rouen, in Seine-Maritime, Normandy. Its history includes repeated rebuilding after fires, reconstruction in the 15th century, and later damage and restoration.
Rennes Cathedral
Rennes Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city center of Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, in the Bretagne region. It is the seat of the archdiocese of Rennes, Dol and Saint-Malo and is noted for its classical style.
Basilica of Saint-Remi
The Basilica of Saint-Remi is a minor basilica in Reims associated with the burial and veneration of Bishop Remigius. Its history includes an early chapel outside the city walls, monastic development, relic transfer, and later church expansion.
Abbaye Saint-Honorat de Lérins
Abbaye Saint-Honorat de Lérins is a monastery on Saint-Honorat island in the Lérins islands near Cannes. Founded around 400–410, it preserves archaeological remains of an early monastic site and buildings from the 11th to 14th centuries.
Église Saint-Merry
Église Saint-Merry is a Catholic Roman parish church in Paris’s Saint-Merri quarter, dedicated to Saint Médéric and affiliated with the Archdiocese of Paris. Its construction began in 1500 and ended in 1565, and it combines Gothic flamboyant, baroque, and classical styles.
Grande Mosquée de Lyon
Grande Mosquée de Lyon is a Muslim religious building in Lyon, France, located on boulevard Pinel in the eighth arrondissement. Designed by architect Robert Ballandras, it includes prayer areas, a library, a school, and spaces for cultural and leisure activities.
Monastère de Cimiez
Monastère de Cimiez is a Franciscan monastery on Cimiez hill in Nice. Built around the Notre-Dame de Cimiez chapel, it includes the Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church and the Franciscan museum, which presents Franciscan life in Nice since the 15th century.
Basilica of St. Michael
The Basilica of St. Michael is the second largest Catholic church in Bordeaux, southwestern France. Built between the 14th and 16th centuries, it is characteristic of the flamboyant Gothic style and gave its name to the surrounding neighborhood.
Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs
Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs is a Catholic church in Paris, on rue Saint-Martin and served by the Réaumur - Sébastopol and Arts et Métiers metro stations. Its construction lasted from 1420 to 1620 in five stages, and its final style is mainly Flamboyant Gothic.
Vieille Major
Vieille Major is a former Catholic cathedral in Marseille. Its history is tied to the earliest Christian community in the city, with a first cathedral likely built in the early 5th century. The present building was rebuilt in the 11th and 12th centuries.
Notre-Dame de Bon-Port
Notre-Dame de Bon-Port, officially Église Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Port and also called Église Saint-Louis, is a religious building in Nantes. Constructed in 1852, it was designed by Saint-Félix Seheult and Joseph-Fleury Chenantais and registered as a historic monument.
Auxerre Cathedral
Auxerre Cathedral is a French Catholic cathedral in Auxerre, Yonne. Dedicated to Saint Étienne, it is a Gothic monument protected as a historical monument since 1840, with notable portals, a crypt, and 13th-century stained glass.
Notre-Dame-des-Doms
Notre-Dame-des-Doms is a Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in Avignon, France. Built in Provençal Romanesque style, it stands on the Rocher des Doms near the Palais des papes and has long shaped the city’s skyline.
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires is a minor basilica on rue Notre-Dame-des-Victoires in Paris’s 2nd arrondissement. Begun as an abbey church, it was built between 1629 and 1740 in the French classical style and is noted for its ex voto offerings.
Chapelle de la Visitation Sainte-Claire
The Chapelle de la Visitation Sainte-Claire is a church building in Vieux-Nice on rue Sainte-Claire. It forms part of a complex with the former Visitation Sainte-Claire convent, a washhouse, and a garden, extending toward rue des Serruriers and the Château hill slopes.
Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Church
Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption is a Polish Catholic place of worship in Paris, located at place Maurice-Barrès, at the corner of rue Saint-Honoré and rue Cambon. Built between 1670 and 1676, it depends on a convent founded in 1622 and later changed status several times.
Basilica of Saint-Martin d'Ainay
The Basilica of Saint-Martin d'Ainay is an ancient Romanesque former abbey church in the Ainay district on the Lyon peninsula. Classified as a historical monument in 1840, it was elevated to the rank of basilica in 1905. Its central apse and apsidiole were worked on by Hippolyte Flandrin in 1855.
Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Saint-Tropez is a baroque church in Saint-Tropez, Var, Provence. Built in the 18th century, it stands on the site of a previous church and is one of the city’s emblems.
Église des Réformés
Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is a church building in Marseille’s Thiers neighborhood, at the top of the Canebière. Locals call it église des Réformés, a name linked to the site’s earlier chapel history.
Church of the Holy Spirit
The Church of the Holy Spirit is a Catholic place of worship in Paris, located at 186 Avenue Daumesnil in the 12th arrondissement. Built in reinforced concrete, it was completed in 1935 and has been a historical monument since 1979.
Église Saint-Éloi
Église Saint-Éloi is a historic church in Bordeaux, Gironde, set against the porte de la Grosse cloche. Once the church of the Jurade de Bordeaux, it is classified as a monument historique.
Saint-Bonaventure Basilica
Saint-Bonaventure Basilica is a Catholic church building in Lyon’s Presqu'île, in the Cordeliers district. It is the only medieval building remaining in the north of the 1st arrondissement and has been an urban sanctuary since 1971.
Dijon Cathedral
Dijon Cathedral is the Roman Catholic cathedral of Dijon, west of the city center. It is a Burgundian Gothic church that became a cathedral in 1792 and originated as the abbey church of Saint-Bénigne monastery.
Grand Synagogue of Paris
The Grand Synagogue of Paris, also known as Synagogue de la Victoire, is the largest synagogue in France. Located at Rue de la Victoire 44 in Paris’s 9th arrondissement, it was inaugurated in 1874 and declared a Monument historique in 1987.
Montmajour Abbey
Montmajour Abbey is a Benedictine abbey founded in 948 about four kilometers northeast of Arles. It grew through religious and military buildings from the 10th century to the early 14th century and was later abandoned.
Église Saint-Nicaise de Reims
Église Saint-Nicaise de Reims is a parish church in the Saint-Nicaise district of Reims. Built in the 1920s in a Romano-Byzantine style, it was designed by Jean-Marcel Auburtin and is classified as a monument historique.
Église Saint-Aubin
Église Saint-Aubin is a Catholic church in the Saint-Aubin-Dupuy neighborhood, east of central Toulouse. Begun in 1847 by architect Jean-Marie-Thérèse-Auguste Delort, it was built on a former cemetery and opened in 1853.
Saint-François-Xavier
Saint-François-Xavier is a Catholic place of worship in Paris, located in Place du Président-Mithouard in the École-Militaire district. It serves as the seat of the parish Saint-François-Xavier-des-Missions-Étrangères and is administered by the clergy of the Archdiocese of Paris.
Église Sainte-Thérèse
Église Sainte-Thérèse is a church building in Nantes, located on the southwest side of Place Alexandre-Vincent in the Breil-Barberie district. It belongs to a parish complex that also includes school and college buildings built in the same style.
Saint-Malo Cathedral
Saint-Malo Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Saint-Malo, Brittany, France. Dedicated to Saint Vincent of Saragossa, it is a national monument built in Romanesque and Gothic styles on the site of an older church.
Saint-Pierre des Cuisines
Église Saint-Pierre des Cuisines is a church in Toulouse, located on rue de la Boule next to place Saint-Pierre. Built on an ancient Gallo-Roman necropolis, it contains an archaeological crypt and is classified as a historic monument.
Church of Saint-Just
The Church of Saint-Just is a religious building in Lyon’s 5th arrondissement, on the right bank of the Saône. It stands near the original Saint-Just site and holds the status of a collégiale, reflecting its dual dedications.