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The nave and transept date from the 11th century, while the choir dates from the 13th century. In the XVIIth century the building underwent modifications following the installation of the congregation of Saint-Maur, it is thus separated into two parts, a first one for the faithful, a second one for the monks. In 1731, the façade was rebuilt. The church has undergone a total of two phases of devastation, one during the wars of religion, one finally with the bombings of 1944.

The church underwent two phases of destruction, the first in 1563, when Le Havre was taken over by the English. The second in 1856 when it was considered too small to accommodate the faithful. A new church was rebuilt the same year a few meters further on.

Building consecrated in 1839, then enlarged in 1865. The German army damaged the church in the 1940s. It also underwent modifications in the 2000s, following an urban rehabilitation plan.

Church opened for worship and consecrated in 1887. Pilgrimages took place between 1899 and 1968, after which they ceased completely. In 1913, the church is affiliated to the Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre. The building was damaged in 1944, its organ was set on fire and a shell burst on the bell tower.

A convent was established in 1661, and a convent was added in 1666. The church became a parish church in 1822. The bombings of 1944 affected the church, which only retains its bell tower. A desire to rebuild the church emerged in 1954, but it was not opened until 1964, and work only really began in 1960.

The building, completed in 1630, underwent several phases of destruction, leading to modifications. The first one in 1694, when it was burnt down by the English. The second came with the bombings of 1944, which led to a major destruction of the building. Auguste Perret, architect, is in charge of the restoration of the church, completed in 1992.

The first church of St. Joseph, dating from 1873, was destroyed during the bombings of September 5, 1944. The new parish church, dedicated to the memory of the victims of these bombings, was built by Auguste Perret, chief architect in charge of rebuilding Le Havre, and Raymond Audigier, architect from Le Havre. Begun in 1951, the shell of the church was completed in 1957, three years after Perret's death. The church was consecrated in 1964. Made of reinforced concrete and designed on a plan based on square modules, the building is topped by a 107-metre high tower, the city's spiritual beacon. The glass roofs of this tower, with its symbolic colours, by the master glassmaker Marguerite Huré, are installed by Freret and Garel du Havre. The sculptures are the work of Guy Verdoya.