Oratoire du Louvre
| Oratoire du Louvre | |
|---|---|
Temple protestant de l'Oratoire du Louvre | |
Front of the church from rue Saint-Honoré | |
| 48°51′42.7″N 2°20′25.1″E / 48.861861°N 2.340306°E | |
| Location | Paris |
| Country | France |
| Denomination | United Protestant Church of France |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Churchmanship | Liberal |
| Website | oratoiredulouvre.fr |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | La congrégation de l'Oratoire de Jésus |
| Authorising papal bull | 1613 |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | November 1611 |
| Founder(s) | Pierre de Bérulle |
| Consecrated | July 12, 1750 |
| Events | Made royal chapel of the Louvre Palace by Louis XIII (1623); suppressed during the French Revolution (1792); Protestant church (1811) |
| Associated people | Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, Anne of Austria, Paul-Henri Marron |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Monument Historique PA00085789 |
| Designated | 1907 |
| Architect(s) | Jacques Lemercier, Clément Métezeau, Pierre Caqué |
| Architectural type | Christian Church |
| Style | Baroque |
| Years built | 1621–1625, 1740–1745 |
| Groundbreaking | September 22, 1621 |
| Completed | 1745 |
| Administration | |
| Synod | Synode régional d'Île-de-France |
| Clergy | |
| Pastor(s) | Agnès Adeline-Schaeffer Béatrice Cléro-Mazire |
The Église réformée de l'Oratoire du Louvre, is a historic Protestant church located at 145 rue Saint-Honoré – 160 rue de Rivoli in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, across the street from the Louvre. It was founded as a Catholic church in 1611, became the royal chapel of France and under Louis XIII, and then became a Protestant Church under Napoleon I in 1811. It is now a member of the United Protestant Church of France.