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Église Notre Dame Saint-Vincent
The Église Notre Dame Saint-Vincent (French pronunciation: [eɡliz nɔtʁə dam sɛ̃ vɛ̃sɑ̃] ⓘ) is a Roman Catholic church located in Lyon, on the banks of the Saône, quai Saint-Vincent, in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon. In 1984, it was classified as monument historique.[1] HistoryThe church was built by Augustinian monks in 1759, when they were present in the area from the fourteenth century.[2] The plans of the church were drawn by Léonard Roux. It was finally completed on 4 June 1789 by Joseph Janin,[3] and was called Église Saint-Louis, as tribute to Louis Le Dauphin, who had contributed financially to its construction. A book called "Book of Accounts" was written to trace the entire history of the construction of the church. It took its current name in 1863.[4] In 1793, the church served as hospital, then warehouse and gendarmerie.[3] In 1933, Mortamet restored the church.[3] In 1941, a number of Lyon Catholics, Protestants and agnostics met fortnightly in the crypt of the Église Notre Dame Saint-Vincent to discuss in depth Hitler's Mein Kampf.[5] On 12 December 1987, the church was destroyed by fire, but was reopened on 29 November 1992 after a major renovation. The organ, installed on the platform, was inaugurated on 26 March 1995.[4]  ArchitectureInside, there are 18 cylindrical columns in the nave and large rectangular windows in the dome.[3] The facade of the church, decorated with a statue of the Virgin Mary and a frieze, was made by Charles Dufraine[6] and has a round arch and two Ionic columns.[3] References
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