Église Saint-Roch de Paris (original burial, later lost)

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Roman Catholic church historic monument parish church

Église Saint-Roch de Paris (original burial, later lost) is a historic Parisian church known, among other things, for having once been the burial site of Enlightenment philosopher Denis Diderot before his remains were lost.

Aliases (1)

Église Saint-Roch de Paris ×46

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic church → historic monument → parish church →
architect	Jacques Lemercier → Jules Hardouin-Mansart → Louis Le Vau →
associatedWith	Denis Diderot →
belongsTo	Catholic Church in France →
city	Paris →
constructionStartDate	1653 →
country	France →
dedicatedTo	Saint Roch →
denomination	Roman Catholic Church →
diocese	Archdiocese of Paris →
facing	Rue Saint-Honoré NERFINISHED →
function	place of Catholic worship →
hasChapel	Chapelle de la Vierge → Chapelle du Calvaire →
hasOrgan	pipe organ →
heritageDesignationDate	1914 →
heritageStatus	Monument historique of France →
liturgicalTradition	Latin Church →
locatedIn	1st arrondissement of Paris NERFINISHED → Paris →
locatedOn	Rue Saint-Honoré NERFINISHED →
maintenanceBy	City of Paris →
notableBurial	André Le Nôtre → François Boucher → Jean-Honoré Fragonard → Pierre Corneille →
notableEvent	damaged during the French Revolution →
notableFact	was the original burial place of Denis Diderot before his remains were lost →
notableFor	funerary monuments of artists and writers → large nave and deep perspective chapels →
openToPublic	yes →
originalBurialSiteOf	Denis Diderot →
ownership	French state →
patronSaint	Saint Roch →
region	Île-de-France →
religiousAffiliation	Catholicism →
style	Baroque architecture → Classical architecture →
touristAttraction	yes →
usedFor	concerts → cultural events → religious services →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Denis Diderot →	burialPlace