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

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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.

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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 Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
diocese Archdiocese of Paris
facing Rue Saint-Honoré
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 worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
locatedIn 1st arrondissement of Paris
Paris
locatedOn Rue Saint-Honoré
maintenanceBy Paris
surface form: 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 Republic
surface form: French state
patronSaint Saint Roch
region Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
religiousAffiliation Catholicism
style Baroque architecture
Classical architecture
touristAttraction yes
usedFor concerts
cultural events
religious services

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