Oratoire du Louvre

Oratoire du Louvre
Temple protestant de l'Oratoire du Louvre
Front of the church from rue Saint-Honoré
Oratoire du Louvre The location of l'Oratoire within Paris
48°51′42.7″N 2°20′25.1″E / 48.861861°N 2.340306°E / 48.861861; 2.340306
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	Monument Historique PA00085789[2]
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.