Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Grenelle, Paris
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| location = 24 place Etienne-Perret, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris
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Saint-John-Batiste de Grenelle is a Roman Catholic church located at 23 place Etienne-Perret in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, located near the Metro stations Commerce and Félix Faure. The church was built between 1824 and 1828 and then was rebuilt and greatly enlarged in 1924 and again in 1930. The exterior expresses the Neo-Gothic style, while the interior is in a very original version of the Neo-classical architectural style of Roman basilicas.[https://www.sjbg.org/ Parish website]
History
As the population of the quarter grew rapidly and the earlier church proved to be too small, the new church was built by architect Leonard Bontat. It was built on the Plain of Grenelle on land given by a donor whose first name was Leonard Jean-Baptiste, which gave the church its name [https://www.patrimoine-histoire.fr/Patrimoine/Paris/Paris-Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Grenelle.htm Paris, église Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Grenelle]. Patrimoine-histoire.fr. The church enlargements, sponsored by the Cardinal of Paris, included a new chapel underneath the choir.
The interior design, following the Roman basilica model, features arcades of classical columns and rounded arches. The upper level has rounded lunette windows. The cornice round the church emphasises the difference between the upper and level levels of the nave. The prominent colour of the nave interior yellow, the color associated with the Resurrection of Christ.
Exterior
File:Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Grenelle, Paris 23 January 2016.jpg|Facade of the church
File:Église Saint Jean Baptiste Grenelle - Paris XV (FR75) - 2022-01-23 - 3.jpg|Bell tower
File:Rue du Commerce and Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Grenelle, Paris 23 January 2016.jpg|The church looks down the Rue de Commece
Interior
File:Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Grenelle @ Paris (30741480034).jpg|The nave facing the choir
File:Saint Jean-Baptiste de Grenelle transept nef tribune orgue.jpg|Transept and organ in the tribune
Art and decoration
The decoration of the church made in 1930 included four murals, placed in the transept, in the vault over the transept, and in he arch over the axial chapel. The predominant color of the stained glass is yellow, the color in the interior is yellow. The stained glass windows of the he stained glass windows installed in 1930 and signed by Janiaud, are largely opaque and make the nave dark and the murals difficult to see, even in full daylight.
File:Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Grenelle @ Paris (30772937363).jpg|Mural in the apse vaultː "The Mystic Lamb" by Henri Nozais (1928) File:Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Grenelle (Paris) 9.jpg|Stained glass - Christ File:Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Grenelle (Paris) 12.jpg|A holy Bishop, by Atelier Jeniaud (1930) File:Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Grenelle (Paris) 7.jpg|Saint John, by the Atelier Janiaud (1930s) File:Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Grenelle @ Paris (31210449070).jpg|Pieta in wood carved by Gustave Dermigny (1955)
Organ
Notes and citations
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External sources
- [https://dioceseparis.fr/-saint-jean-baptiste-de-grenelle-871-.html Website of the diocese] (in French)
- [https://www.sjbg.org/ Website of the parish]
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Category:Roman Catholic churches in the 15th arrondissement of Paris
Category:20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in France