Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal Church

Visit description

Located at Porte de Saint‑Cloud, this church—characteristic of 20th‑century sacred architecture—stands out for its broad dome and its detached campanile. Built in two phases between 1932 and 1962, it adopts a Byzantine-inspired style with clean lines, reflecting liturgical developments leading up to the Second Vatican Council.

The vast interior, organised around a Greek-cross plan, impresses with its volume and the richness of its modern artworks. The site’s history is also marked by Cardinal Jean‑Marie Lustiger, who served here as parish priest and reorganised the space to place the liturgy at the heart of parish life.

Visit plan

Step 1: Exterior architecture

Discover the reconstructed-stone façade, the 45‑metre campanile, and the tympanum sculpted with the Virgin Mary.

Step 2: The nave and the dome

Enter to grasp the scale of the Greek-cross plan dominated by a dome rising more than 26 metres.

Step 3: The grand organ

Turn around to see the organ restored under Lustiger’s impulse, with its vertical case carved by Jean Touré.

Step 4: The liturgical choir

Observe the circular arrangement of the choir and the large suspended hammered-copper cross depicting a Christ bursting forth.

Step 5: The apse and the fresco

Admire the monumental wax fresco in the semi-dome representing the Coronation of the Virgin.

Step 6: The Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal chapel

Be surprised by the rare equestrian statue of the saint, symbolising her travels to found monasteries.

Step 7: The baptistery

Finish in the baptism area with its hammered-copper font and light effects symbolising living water.