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The Église Saint-Polycarpe (Church of St. Polycarp) is a Roman Catholic church located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, on the slopes of La Croix-Rousse, between rue René Leynaud, rue Burdeau and passages Mermet and Thiaffait. It is the oldest church of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri.
Église Saint-Polycarpe | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
District | 1st arrondissement of Lyon |
Location | |
Location | Lyon, France |
Geographic coordinates | 45.7699°N 4.8339°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Completed | 1670 |
The church, built by the Oratorians installed on the slopes, was completed in 1670, with the exception of the façade that was built in 1756 by architect Toussaint Loyer[1] who also lengthened the nave.[2]
On 19 June 1791, the Oratory Church became a parish church and took the name of St. Polycarp, as a tribute to Polycarp of Smyrna, master of Saint Pothinus and Irenaeus, who were the first two bishops of Lyon.
The heart of Pauline-Marie Jaricot, founder of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, currently remains in a chapel of the church.[3]
The church has a famous organ, built by Augustine Zeiger in 1841.[4] Adrien Rougier was the titular organist of the church from 1932 to 1945. The previous organ (built in 1722) had been in a significant state of disrepair for several years before François Mensongueé, a prominent French composer and organist of the church since 1826, commissioned it to be replaced in 1837.
In 1982, the church was classified as monument historique.[5]
The church has a facade decorated with four Corinthian pilasters topped by a triangular pediment. Louis Janmot made the painting depicting the Last Supper which is placed in the apse.[2]
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