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