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Chapelle Saint-Yves, Paris

  • Address: 11 rue Saint-Yves
  • Vicinity: Cite du Souvenir housing complex
  • Arrondissement Municipal of 14th Lt, Observatoire in Paris
  • Type: Chapel
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

The Saint-Yves chapel is a small Roman Catholic church in the City of Remembrance in the XIVth arrondissement of Paris. Constructed in 1925 as a memorial to the victims of World War I, the small edifice is notable for frescoes painted by French artist, George Desvallieres. - AsNotedIn


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1925/07/00 After having raised a million francs in a month due to his personal fortune and his appeal for donations, Father Keller buys the Saint-Yves plateau and establishes the Cite du Souvenir, a low income housing complex.
1925/08/00 Designed by the architects F Besnard and D Boulenger, the Saint-Yves Chapel is built in the center of the City of Remembrance as a memorial to the victims of the First World War.
1932/00/00 Between 1931 and 1932, George Desvallieres creates frescoes in the choir. The main subject is Ascension of Jesus framed by the saints. Desvallieres' son, who died at the front at the age of 17, is represented, wrapped in the French flag.

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Particulars for Chapelle Saint-Yves, Paris:
Area of Significance Art
Sight Category Building
Historic Use Chapel
Building Type Church
Art Medium Fresco
Art Type Painting
Historic Use Religious Property
Religion, Cultural Affiliation Roman Catholic Church




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