Saint-Merri
The Church of Saint-Merri or Église Saint-Merry) is a parish church in Paris, located near the Centre Pompidou along the rue Saint Martin, in the 4th arrondissement on the Rive Droite (Right Bank). It is dedicated to the 7th century abbot of Autun Abbey, Saint Mederic, who came to Paris on pilgrimage and later died there in the year 700. In 884 Mederic was declared patron saint of the Right Bank.
Key facts
- Religious building.building_name
- Église Saint-Merri or Église Saint-Merry
- Religious building.image
- P1000949 Paris IV Eglise Saint-Merri façade nord reductwk.JPG
- Religious building.caption
- Saint-Merri, north facade
- Religious building.location
- 76 Rue de la Verrerie, 4e
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Catholic Church
- Religious building.rite
- Roman Rite
- Religious building.region
- Île-de-France
- Religious building.state
- France
- Religious building.province
- Archdiocese of Paris
- Religious building.functional_status
- Active
- Religious building.heritage_designation
- 1983
- Religious building.website
Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Exterior
- Interior
- The Choir and altar
- Art and Decoration
- The Chapel of the Communion
- The transept
- The chapel of Saint-Marie-l'Egyptienne
- Stained glass
- See also
- References
- Bibliography (in French)
- External links
The Church of Saint-Merri or Église Saint-Merry) is a parish church in Paris, located near the Centre Pompidou along the rue Saint Martin, in the 4th arrondissement on the Rive Droite (Right Bank). It is dedicated to the 7th century abbot of Autun Abbey, Saint Mederic, who came to Paris on pilgrimage and later died there in the year 700. In 884 Mederic was declared patron saint of the Right Bank.
==History== thumb|left|200px|Church of Saint-Merri in the 17th century A small chapel, called Saint-Pierre-des-Bois, existed in what was then a clearing. In about 700 AD. Saint Merri was buried there. Mederic, the future Saint Merri, was born in Autun in Burgundy, and is believed to have lived in the Benedictine Abbey there. He later went into the desert as a hermit. On his return, he moved to Paris, because he wished to live near the Tomb of Saint Symphorien, founder of the Abbey of Autun, which was within the Church of Saint-Germain-des-Pres in Paris. In 884 he was chosen as the patron saint of the Right Bank of Paris. In about 890 Joscelin, the Bishop of Paris, had his remains exhumed, and a particularly rich reliquary created for him, The church was constructed to contain it. Gradually it became known simply as Saint Merri.