Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés Church

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Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés Church is one of Paris’s oldest churches, a historic Romanesque landmark in the 6th arrondissement long associated with medieval monastic life and later with the city’s intellectual and artistic life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic church
Romanesque architecture building
basilica
church
historic monument
architecturalStyle Gothic
Romanesque
associatedWith artistic life of Paris
intellectual life of Paris
medieval monastic life
city Paris
constructionStart 6th century
country France
dedicatedTo Saint Germain of Paris
Saint Vincent of Saragossa
denomination Roman Catholic
earliestFoundationDate circa 543
foundedAs Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés Church self-linksurface differs
surface form: Abbey of Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés
founder King Childebert I
surface form: Childebert I

Germain of Paris
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France
heritageDesignationDate 1862
historicalPeriod Merovingian period
Middle Ages
locatedIn 6th arrondissement of Paris
Paris
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
surface form: Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés quarter
locatedOn Left Bank of the Seine
near Boulevard Saint‑Germain
Café de Flore
Les Deux Magots
notableBurial René Descartes
notableFeature Romanesque bell tower
choir with Gothic elements
nave with massive Romanesque piers
painted interior decoration
openToPublic yes
originalFunction Benedictine abbey church
rebuiltIn 11th century
12th century
region Île-de-France region
surface form: Île‑de‑France
religiousOrder Benedictines
restoredIn 19th century
rite Latin Rite
status parish church
sufferedEvent damage during the French Revolution
touristAttraction yes

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Boulevard Saint‑Germain near Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés Church
Café de Flore nearbyLandmark Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés Church
this entity surface form: Église Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés
Les Deux Magots hasNearbyLandmark Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés Church
this entity surface form: Église Saint-Germain-des-Prés
6th arrondissement of Paris contains Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés Church
this entity surface form: Saint-Germain-des-Prés Church
Saint-Germain-des-Prés knownFor Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés Church
this entity surface form: Saint-Germain-des-Prés Abbey
Saint-Germain-des-Prés contains Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés Church
this entity surface form: Saint-Germain-des-Prés Abbey
Saint-Germain-des-Prés contains Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés Church
this entity surface form: Église de Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Germain of Paris hasPlaceOfVeneration Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés Church
this entity surface form: Saint-Germain-des-Prés Abbey
Germain of Paris burialPlace Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés Church
this entity surface form: Saint-Germain-des-Prés Abbey
Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés Church foundedAs Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés Church self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Abbey of Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés
Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés metro station near Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés Church
this entity surface form: Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés church
Mabillon station near Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés Church
this entity surface form: Saint-Germain-des-Prés Church