Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs, Paris
Church of Saint-Nicholas-des-Champs, Paris
The Church of Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs (Église Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs) is a Catholic church in Paris' Third arrondissement. The building in Flamboyant Gothic style dates from the 12th, 15th and 17th centuries. The parish is associated with the charismatic Emmanuel Community.
Organs[]
The present organ is a 17th-century instrument rebuilt in 1777 by François-Henri Clicquot and further modified in 1930, when a récit expresif was added. Among the organists who worked at the church were Nicolas Gigault (1652–1707), Etienne Richard (1651–1669), Louis Braille (1834–1839), François-Xavier Joseph Wackenthaler (1854–1855), Jean-Chrisostome Hess (1855–c.1889), and Michel Chapuis (1954–1972).
External links[]
Media related to Church of Saint-Nicholas-des-Champs at Wikimedia Commons- (in French) Official website
- (in French) Emmanuel Community
- (in French) Description of the organs
Categories:
- Roman Catholic churches in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris