Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Paris, Neoclassical chapel in 6th arrondissement, Paris, France.
Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is a Neoclassical chapel located in the 6th arrondissement. A silver reliquary containing the saint's remains rests above the main altar as the central focal point of the interior.
The Vincentian community moved to rue de Sèvres in 1817 and construction began on this chapel in 1826. The building was consecrated in 1827, establishing this location as their spiritual center in the new neighborhood.
The chapel is the church of the Congregation of the Mission, founded by Saint Vincent de Paul in 1625. His silver reliquary, made by goldsmith Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot and placed above the altar in 1830, was funded by a public subscription largely covered by the people of Paris. The stained glass of 1864 shows episodes of his life in brown and yellow medallions, and a nearby relic room keeps mementoes of Vincent and Louise de Marillac.
The chapel stands at 95 rue de Sèvres in the 6th arrondissement, entered from the street through the projecting portico up three stone steps, with thin black handrails on either side of the door. The reliquary above the altar is reached by two staircases flanking the altar. The heart of Vincent de Paul is kept separately at 140 rue du Bac, a short walk away in the 7th arrondissement.
The silver shrine holding Saint Vincent de Paul's body, made by goldsmith Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot, was funded by a public subscription that the people of Paris largely covered. The saint's face and hands are modelled in wax over the preserved skeleton, and the cross between his hands is the one he used to give the last rites to King Louis XIII.
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