Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, San Francisco

37°47′27″N 122°24′23″W / 37.7907°N 122.4065°W / 37.7907; -122.4065ArchitectureFounder1856Designated1981[1]Reference no.137

Église Notre Dame Des Victoires is a Catholic church in San Francisco, California. The church was founded in 1856 to serve the French Catholic immigrants during the Gold Rush.[2] The architectural model for the church is the Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière in Lyon, France.[3] In 1887, Pope Leo XIII signed the decree placing Eglise Notre Dame des Victoires under the charge of the Marists and giving it the designation of being a French National Church.

The church building was rededicated in 1915 after rising from the ashes of the 1906 earthquake and great fire. In 1984, the church was designated as a historical landmark.

The church remains an important center of San Francisco's French community: it is located adjacent to the city's "French Quarter" centered on Belden Place and regularly conducts a Sunday mass in French.

Images

  • Front on view
    Front on view
  • The nave
    The nave
  • The choir
    The choir
  • Stained glass window
    Stained glass window
  • Statue of the Virgin
    Statue of the Virgin

References

  1. ^ "City of San Francisco Designated Landmarks". City of San Francisco. Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  2. ^ "School and Parish History - About Us - Notre Dame des Victoires". Ndvsf.org. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  3. ^ fr:Basilique de Fourvière

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