Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais

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Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais (French pronunciation: [s The current church was built between 1494 and 1657, on the site of two earlier churches; the facade, completed last, was the first example of the French Baroque style in Paris. The organists of the church included Louis Couperin and his nephew François Couperin, two of the most celebrated composers and musicians of the Baroque period; the organization they used can still be seen today. The church contains remarkable examples of medieval carved kiln stalls, contained glass from the 16th century, 17th century sculpture, and modern preserved glass by Sylvie Gaudin and Claude Courageux. Saint-Gervais was a parish church until 1975, when it became the headquarters of the Monastic Fraternities of Jerusalem.

A church dedicated to Saints Gervasius and Protasius, two Christian martyrs from Milan, is recorded as existing on the site in the 7th century, making it one of the first parish churches on the right bank in Paris. It was attended mostly by boatmen...