The church was built between 1627 and 1641 by the Jesuits with the financial support of Louis XIII. The inauguration Mass is celebrated by Cardinal Richelieu. It is one of the first churches to emancipate itself from the Gothic tradition. Indeed, the plan is inspired by the Gesù church in Rome. It was first restored in the 19th century by the architect Victor Baltard, then completely renovated in 2012.
The Agudas Hakehilos (Rue Pavée) Synagogue in Paris is an Orthodox synagogue completed in 1914 by architect Hector Guimard. This brick building still serves as a synagogue.
The Saint-Louis-en-l'Île church is a French church located on the island of Saint-Louis. The construction of the building was spread out in several stages from 1624 to 1726.
The Blancs-Manteaux monastery was founded in 1258. From 1685 to 1690, the monastery and its church were rebuilt to house the novitiate of the Benedictines of Paris, home to a centre of scholarship. The convent was suppressed and the church sold in 1796, it reopened by government decree in 1800 and was purchased by the City of Paris in 1807, it changed from a monastery church to a parish church. The bombardment of August 26, 1944 damaged the stained glass windows and the organ. Since then, the instrument has been rebuilt and the stained glass windows replaced by new ones representing the great moments in the history of the Blancs-Manteaux. With the exception of the church, the presbytery is the only surviving part of the convent.
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