Saint Julien le Pauvre Church (Paris)

 Romanesque (architecture), listed building / architectural heritage, Roman Catholic church, 13th century construction, 12th century construction, tourist attraction

The "Eglise St. Julien le Pauvre", the "church of poor St. Julien", is one of the oldest and smallest and most quaint churches of Paris. Destroyed by the Vikings in 886, it was rebuilt at the end of the 10th century. In 1610 it was given to the Cluniac monks of the Abbey of Longpont (in the département of Essonne), and it received its current name. Located on the old main road of the Gallic and Roman city, and so on the routes to St. Denis and Lourdes and St. Jacques de Compostelle and other medieval pilgrimage sites -- and today situated in a pretty little riverside park with wonderful views of Notre Dame -- this church is one of the best Paris venues for escaping from the crowds, and for imagining the long history of this ancient city.
It is now under the care of the Lebanese Catholic Community or 'Melkite Church', in Communion with Rome.--
Archimandrite Exarch Nicholas Antiba, Pastor
Metro station/Métro/Accès: Saint-Michel
Divine Liturgy on Sundays at 11.00 AM and 6.00 PM.
www.sjlpmelkites.org/