Notre-Dame-du-Perpetuel-Secours, Paris
{{Infobox church
| name = Basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Perpetuel-Secours
| location = 55 Boulevard de Menilmontant, 11th arrondissement of Paris
| image = File:Église Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours (Paris)1.JPG
| coordinates =
| country = France
| denomination = Roman Catholic
| style = Neo-Gothic
| groundbreaking =
| completed date = 1896
| archdiocese = Paris
}}
Notre-Dame-du-Perpetuel-Secours ("Our Lady of Perpetual Care") is a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church located at 85 boulevard de Menilmontant in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. The present church, in the neo-Gothic style, was completed in 1896 and was raised to the level of a minor basilica in 1966 by Pope Paul VI. The parish of the church includes the Pere-Lachaise cemetery.Patrimoine-histoire.fr, "Paris basilique Notre-Dame-du-Perpetuel-Secours"
History
As the population of east Paris grew rapidly in the second half of the 19th century, particularly during the reign of Napoleon III, new and larger churches were needed. In the place of an earlier chapel dedicated to Saint Hippolyte in 1872, a larger new church was built between 1892 and 1896. It was dedicated to the Redemptionist, who preached particularly to the working class. The new church followed the plans of an architect-cleric member of the church, Brother Gerard.Patrimoine-histoire.fr, "Paris basilique Notre-Dame-du-Perpetuel-Secours"
In 1960 the Redemptionist movement quit the church, and it became a regular parish church.
Exterior
File:Paris Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours außen82.JPG|The chevet and apse chapel
File:Basilique Notre Dame Perpétuel Secours - Paris XI (FR75) - 2024-11-23 - 3.jpg|The spire
Interior
The interior combines traditional Gothic elements, such as the sculoture of the capital columns, with some modern elements, such as the stained glass windows.
File:Paris 11e - Église Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours - Nef depuis le portail.jpg|Nave seen from the portal
File:Basilique Notre Dame du Perpétuel Secours @ Paris 11 (31649578463).jpg|Upper level over the choir
File:Basilique Notre Dame du Perpétuel Secours @ Paris 11 (32461393575).jpg|The Choir
File:Basilique Notre Dame du Perpétuel Secours @ Paris 11 (32461406765).jpg|The nave with the organ in the tribune
File:Basilique Notre Dame du Perpétuel Secours @ Paris 11 (32461387545).jpg|Altar
= Art and Decoration=
The present stained glass is more recent. It was put in place in 1974 by the master glassmaker Marcelle Lacamp (1910-2000), in collaboraation with another artist,m Marguerite Huré. They are an example of the development of abstract windows in religious art the 20th century.[https://journals.openedition.org/insitu/1980 Marguerite Huré, précurseur de l'abstraction dans le vitrail religieux], Véronique David, In Situ 3/2003, OpenEdition.
File:Stained glass @ Basilique Notre Dame du Perpétuel Secours @ Paris 11 (32421171146).jpg|Windows in the choir by Marcelle Lacamp and Marguerite Huré
File:Stained glass @ Basilique Notre Dame du Perpétuel Secours @ Paris 11 (32421190236).jpg|stained glass in the choir (1974)
File:Paris Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours Fenster95.JPG|From the series "The Apocalypse"
File:Paris Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours Fenster92.JPG|From the series "The Apocalypse" (1974)
File:Paris Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours Fenster105.JPG|From tthe series "The Apocalypse" (1974)
= The Organ =
File:P1130688 Paris XI basilique ND du perpetuel secours orgues rwk.jpg
The organ of the church, in the tribune over the portal, was built by the Darggassies workshop in 1994, and updated in 2004.
Notes and Citations
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Category:Roman Catholic churches in the 11th arrondissement of Paris