Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie

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The Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie was a prominent medieval Parisian church, once a key starting point for pilgrims on the Way of St. James before being largely demolished after the French Revolution.

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Surface form Occurrences
Église Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic church building
former church
medieval church
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture
associatedWith Santiago de Compostela NERFINISHED
Way of St. James in France NERFINISHED
city Paris
country France
French Republic NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance symbol of medieval Parisian pilgrimage culture
dedicatedTo Saint James the Greater NERFINISHED
demolishedDuring French Revolution NERFINISHED
demolishedInPeriod late 18th century
demolitionCause sale as national property
secularization after the French Revolution
function parish church
hasHeritageSuccessor Tour Saint-Jacques monument in Paris NERFINISHED
hasPart Tour Saint-Jacques NERFINISHED
heritage important medieval Parisian church
historicalEra Ancien Régime France NERFINISHED
Middle Ages
languageOfName French
locatedIn 1st arrondissement of Paris NERFINISHED
Paris
historic center of Paris
Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
locatedInFormerQuarter butchers’ district of Paris
locatedNear Seine NERFINISHED
locatedOn Rue de Rivoli NERFINISHED
namedAfter Saint James the Greater NERFINISHED
nameMeaning Saint James of the butchers NERFINISHED
notableFor being a departure point for pilgrims to Spain
its tall Gothic bell tower
partOf Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris NERFINISHED
region Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
religion Roman Catholicism
role landmark on routes to Santiago de Compostela
major pilgrimage church in Paris
status demolished
survivingElement Tour Saint-Jacques NERFINISHED
survivingStructure Tour Saint-Jacques public garden monument NERFINISHED
towerStyle Flamboyant Gothic NERFINISHED
usedFor Christian worship
pilgrimage
wasStartingPointOf Camino de Santiago pilgrimage routes from Paris
Way of St. James NERFINISHED

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Tour Saint-Jacques onlyRemainingPartOf Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie
Square de la Tour Saint-Jacques formerlySiteOf Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie
this entity surface form: Église Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie