Église Saint-Sacrement de Lyon, Gothic Revival church in 3rd arrondissement, Lyon, France
Église du Saint-Sacrement is a Catholic church in the 3rd arrondissement, built 1905–1920 by architect Louis Sainte-Marie-Perrin on a Latin cross plan with three aisles, mixing neo-Gothic and neo-Byzantine forms. Its pale stone facade has two slender spires flanking a rose window above a pointed-arch opening, and the interior nave is banded with alternating light and dark stone. No bell tower was ever built.
A temporary wooden hall was built in 1875 to serve the poor workers of La Guillotière, and the permanent church was constructed between 1905 and 1920. Architect Louis Sainte-Marie-Perrin led the building work after Archbishop Ginoulhiac initiated the parish in 1874.
The church is dedicated to the Holy Eucharist, and its five tall windows plus the rose window, designed by Georges Décôte and made by glass painter Émile Ader between 1908 and 1911, take that theme: three windows show the Eucharist, others the Holy Family and the Assumption, and the rose window the victorious Lamb of God.
Visitors can walk around the building to observe its stone details and enter quietly to avoid disturbing ongoing services. The area around the church has small shops and local streets that are easy to explore on foot.
No bell tower was ever built, so the church has no spire or campanile above its roofline. Its five tall windows and the rose window were designed by Georges Décôte, made by glassmaker Émile Ader and installed between 1908 and 1911; three windows show the Eucharist, the others the Holy Family and the Assumption, with the Lamb of God in the rose.
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