Église Saint-Thomas de Reims, Gothic church in Reims, France

Église Saint-Thomas de Reims is a 19th-century Gothic-style church built of pale stone, with a steep dark slate roof and a square tower topped by a slender spire and cross. Its facade has a recessed pointed portal and a rose window, flanked by two openwork spires. The nave holds fourteen painted Stations of the Cross.

The church was built in the mid-19th century after a subscription opened by Cardinal Thomas Gousset between 1848 and 1853, and was consecrated on 21 April 1864. The architects were Narcisse Brunette and Auguste Reimbeau, with the east-facing facade by Wendling. The transept was completed in 1872 for the burial of Gousset, who died in 1866.

Inside you find fourteen painted stations of the cross and a marble sculpture showing Cardinal Gousset in prayer. These works shape how the space feels and reflect its spiritual purpose.

The church sits in central Reims and is easy to reach on foot. Regular mass times are held and guided tours allow you to explore the building's architecture and artworks in detail.

In the left arm of the transept stands a Vierge à l'Enfant called Regina pacis, with a plaque noting that 250 metres away, in a hall of what is now the Lycée Roosevelt, General Alfred Jodl signed the act ending the Second World War in Europe on 7 May 1945 at about 2:40 a.m.