The Saint-Severin Church is the oldest
church of left Bank of Paris. Small church of the Latin Quarter
encircled of superb garguoilles and impressive collections of old and
modern stained glasses, it today preserves the oldest bell of the
capital, melted in 1412. Its name comes from Severin, a hermit
who lived there and prayed in a small rudimentary oratory. A
basilica was built there a little later, but it was destroyed by the
Vikings. The parish church that we know was built in XIth
century. Its Gothic appearance blazing date of XVth
century. The marble chorus was offered by the duchess of
Montpensier, German cousin of Louis XIV. The fabulous
"déambulatoire" of this church offers a superb example of
pillars palm trees to completely geometrical architecture. The
organ is signed Jean Ferrand.
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