Saint-Laurent, Paris

For other uses, see Saint Laurent.
Église Saint-Laurent

West facade of the church
Église Saint-Laurent
Location within Paris
48°52′29″N 2°21′30″E / 48.874849°N 2.358311°E / 48.874849; 2.358311
Country France
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Founded 6th century
Dedication Lawrence of Rome
Associated people Vincent de Paul
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Heritage designation Monument historique
Designated 1945
Administration
Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris
Laity
Organist(s) Ann Dominique Merlet
Béatrice Piertot

The Church of Saint-Laurent (French: Église Saint-Laurent) is a church in the 10th arrondissement of Paris (119, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Martin, 68, boulevard de Strasbourg or 68, boulevard de Magenta). It is built on Paris's north-south axis, linking Senlis and Orléans, as laid out by the Romans in the course of the mid 1st century BC, now marked by the rue du Faubourg-Saint-Martin, rue Saint-Martin, rue Saint-Jacques and rue du Faubourg-Saint-Jacques).

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