Saint-Charles Church, Catholic church in Monte Carlo, Monaco

Saint-Charles Church is a church building in Monte Carlo featuring Renaissance-style architecture and a 30-meter bell tower with French influences. The interior is lit by nineteen stained glass windows, and a gilded chandelier hangs from the ceiling.

Construction began in 1879 under the commission of Prince Charles III and was completed on Easter Monday, March 26, 1883. The building replaced an earlier religious structure and reflects the architectural preferences of the 19th century.

The parish was run by the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales for 74 years until 2024, when the Dominican friars of the Toulouse Province took charge and now also celebrate Lauds, Vespers and Compline. The church holds the only English-language Catholic service on the French Riviera and offers catechism classes in English for children and adults.

The church is easily accessible from Avenue Sainte-Charles, and the interior is bright and straightforward to navigate. Keep in mind this is an active place of worship, so respectful behavior and appropriate dress are expected.

The organ case is not a gilded altar: its walnut woodwork was commissioned by Prince Honoré II for the Saint-Nicolas church on the Rock, installed there in 1639, and its doors, painted in 1640 by Bernardin Mimault with the Annunciation outside and Saints Honoré and John the Baptist inside, are now kept in the cathedral. The sculptures, by an artist called Oltrucchino, were reused for the organ case after Saint-Nicolas was demolished; a new instrument was inaugurated on 26 January 1979.