Oratoire du Louvre | |
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Temple protestant de l'Oratoire du Louvre | |
![]() Front of the church from rue Saint-Honoré | |
48°51′42.7″N 2°20′25.1″E / 48.861861°N 2.340306°E | |
Location | Paris |
Country | France |
Denomination | United Protestant Church of France |
Previous denomination | Reformed Church of France |
Churchmanship | Liberal[1] |
Website | oratoiredulouvre.fr |
History | |
Former name(s) | La congrégation de l'Oratoire de Jésus |
Authorising papal bull | 1613 |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | November 1611 |
Founder(s) | Pierre de Bérulle |
Consecrated | July 12, 1750 |
Events | Made royal chapel of the Louvre Palace by Louis XIII (1623); suppressed during the French Revolution (1792); Protestant church (1811) |
Associated people | Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, Anne of Austria, Paul-Henri Marron |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | ![]() |
Designated | 1907 |
Architect(s) | Jacques Lemercier, Clément Métezeau, Pierre Caqué |
Architectural type | Christian Church |
Style | Baroque |
Years built | 1621–1625, 1740–1745 |
Groundbreaking | September 22, 1621 |
Completed | 1745 |
Administration | |
Synod | Synode régional d'Île-de-France |
Clergy | |
Pastor(s) | Agnès Adeline-Schaeffer Béatrice Cléro-Mazire |
The Église réformée de l'Oratoire du Louvre, is an historic Protestant church located at 145 rue Saint-Honoré – 160 rue de Rivoli in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, across the street from the Louvre. It was founded as a Catholic church in 1611, became the royal chapel of France and under Louis XIII, and then became a Protestant Church under Napoleon I in 1811. It is now a member of the United Protestant Church of France.
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