Église Saint-Honoré-d'Eylau, avenue Raymond-Poincaré, Roman Catholic church in 16th arrondissement of Paris, France.
Église Saint-Honoré-d'Eylau stands at 64 bis avenue Raymond-Poincaré, built by architect Paul Marbeau in 1896 on an iron frame. Its light tan brick facade, banded with pale stone, rises to a gable with three arched openings holding bells; below are three tall round-arched windows and a row of small niches with painted figures. Inside, slim metal pillars leave the view open, and the nave holds Art Deco stained glass by Félix Gaudin.
Built in 1896 by architect Paul Marbeau as a temporary annex chapel to the old Saint-Honoré-d'Eylau church on Place Victor-Hugo, it was meant to precede a larger church that was never built. It became the parish church in 1974, when the old church was kept for weddings before being given to the Bethlehem nuns. Christian Dior's funeral was held here on 29 October 1957, and Albert Sarraut's on 29 November 1962.
The name honours Saint Honoré, and the church keeps a link with the older Saint-Honoré-d'Eylau church on Place Victor-Hugo, now used by the Bethlehem nuns. The funeral of couturier Christian Dior was held here on 29 October 1957, and that of politician Albert Sarraut on 29 November 1962. The crypt, once used for Latin Sunday Masses until the 1980s, has served as an events room since 2013.
The church stands at 64 bis avenue Raymond-Poincaré, in the 16th arrondissement; the Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus chapel, used for baptisms and weekday Masses, is entered from rue Boissière. The crypt, now an events room since 2013, lies beneath the nave. The white "MESSE" sign on the left pier of the facade lists service times.
The church contains art deco stained glass windows created by master glassmaker Félix Gaudin, depicting various saints through colored glass compositions. These decorative windows showcase the craftsmanship characteristic of early twentieth-century religious spaces.
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