Paris, before or after your way
Many ways leave Paris by train on the first morning. Two or three days in the city, before you set out or once you return, leave time to pray in its great churches.
Two days
- 1
Central Paris
Notre-Dame and the Sainte-Chapelle, which Saint Louis built for the Crown of Thorns, then Saint-Étienne-du-Mont and the shrine of Saint Genevieve, patroness of the city.
- 2
The saints of Paris
The chapel of the rue du Bac, where Saint Catherine Labouré rests, the chapel of Saint Vincent de Paul on the rue de Sèvres, then the basilica of the Sacré-Cœur on Montmartre and an hour of adoration.
Three days
- 3
The kings and the little way
The basilica of Saint-Denis and the tombs of the kings of France, then Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, the shrine dear to the Martin family.
Via Cathedralis, Via Gratiae, Via Caritatis and Via Incarnationis already spend their first two days in or around Paris; for them, the extension shows other churches of the city.
Arranged with your way
- A hotel in central Paris, close to the churches
- Your welcome at the airport, and the transfer to the train of your way, or back to the airport at the end
- Mass each day in a church of Paris
- A guide who explains the history of each church
- Admissions, and private openings when they are granted
The price
The price of the extension is sent with that of your way, according to the number of days and the season.
Questions
Where is the Crown of Thorns now?
At Notre-Dame de Paris. Saint Louis built the Sainte-Chapelle in the thirteenth century to house it; today it is kept at Notre-Dame, from whose fire of April 15, 2019, it was saved. It is shown for veneration on set days, which the cathedral announces on its website.
Where is the chapel of the Miraculous Medal?
At 140 rue du Bac, in the seventh arrondissement. The chapel, where the body of Saint Catherine Labouré rests beneath the statue of Our Lady of the Globe, is open every day, free of charge.
Where is the tomb of Saint Vincent de Paul?
His body rests above the altar of the chapel of Saint Vincent de Paul, at 95 rue de Sèvres, the house of the Vincentian priests.
Sources
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (official site), Saint Louis and the Relics of the Passion
- Encyclopaedia Britannica, St. Geneviève
- Vincentian Family (FamVin Wiki), Vincentian Paris
- Diocèse de Paris, Jour et nuit, depuis 140 ans, Montmartre prie
- Diocèse de Saint-Denis-en-France, La basilique Saint-Denis (PDF)
- Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires (Paris), Saint Therese of Lisieux and her parents
Facts checked against these sources on .