Église Saint-Séverin
Église Saint-Séverin stands in Paris’s lively Latin Quarter as a Roman Catholic church shaped by seven centuries of construction. Its Gothic exterior and interior place medieval craftsmanship within the busy surroundings of the university district.
The nave combines elements from the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries, reflecting rebuilding after damage during the Hundred Years’ War. Flamboyant rib vaults span the choir and apse, while a twisted central pillar rises like a palm tree. Fourteenth-century stained-glass windows show the Tree of Jesse, religious figures and scenes from the lives of the Apostles. The church once served students of the University of Paris, then became a gunpowder and grain storehouse during the French Revolution.
A historic organ remains inside, alongside the stained glass and the palm-like pillar. François Mitterrand married here in 1944, adding a modern historical connection to the medieval setting.
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