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The Congregation of the Holy Spirit had acquired the land
in 1731, but construction of the chapel began in 1769 with
the architect Nicolas Le Camus de Mézières. The work was
interrupted and resumed in 1775 with the architect Jean-
François Chalgrin. The façade of the chapel with the
building on rue Lhomond is decorated with a bas-relief by
François Duret. The interior of the chapel was painted and
decorated in 1876-1878. The seminary was closed in 1792.
Its buildings were sold in 1796 and were given over to a
paper factory and then, in 1813, by the École Normale
Supérieure.
In 1822, the community returned to its former premises,
which had become the mother house of the Congregation
of the Holy Spirit, founded by Father François Libermann
(1802-1852)
Classical in style, the chapel has a rich painted interior
decoration. The chapel is divided in two by a gallery that
once marked the separation between the religious and
the laity. The organ gallery is accessed through the
bedroom and office of the founder, Father Libermann,
which adjoins the gallery directly.
D5
The first organ in the chapel dates from the nineteenth
century. The date of construction and the name of the
postman are unknown. The organ was probably built
during the first third of the nineteenth century. A platform
bears the date of 1848, the probable date on which the
organ was installed in the chapel.
It was redesigned at the beginning of the twentieth
century by Charles Mutin (the precise date is also
unknown). He profoundly transformed the organcase and
kept only the upper part, which was separated into two
bodies on either side of the console. The instrument was
equipped with pneumatic action.
In 1984, organbuilder Adrien Maciet rebuilt the instrument
by reconstituting the original case. He reused many pipes
and completed the instrumental part with stops from the
Chéron organ in Mortain.
A restoration by Alain Léon was carried out in 2023. The
organ has 2 manuals of 56 notes and pedalboard of 30
notes.
18xx - Unknow builder (1)
190x - Charles Mutin (3a)
1984 - Adrien Maciet (3a)
2023 - Alain Léon (6)
II/23 - mechanical traction -
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Organiste titulaire
Xavier Monmarché
Organistes célèbres ayant illustré l’orgue : Père Lucien Deiss,
compositeur (1921-2007)
Concerts
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Sunday 10:30 AM
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Photos: Victor Weller
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D5
The first organ in the chapel dates from the nineteenth
century. The date of construction and the name of the
postman are unknown. The organ was probably built during
the first third of the nineteenth century. A platform bears the
date of 1848, the probable date on which the organ was
installed in the chapel.
It was redesigned at the beginning of the twentieth century
by Charles Mutin (the precise date is also unknown). He
profoundly transformed the organcase and kept only the
upper part, which was separated into two bodies on either
side of the console. The instrument was equipped with
pneumatic action.
In 1984, organbuilder Adrien Maciet rebuilt the instrument by
reconstituting the original case. He reused many pipes and
completed the instrumental part with stops from the Chéron
organ in Mortain.
A restoration by Alain Léon was carried out in 2023. The
organ has 2 manuals of 56 notes and pedalboard of 30 notes.
18xx - Unknow builder (1)
190x - Charles Mutin (3a)
1984 - Adrien Maciet (3a)
2023 - Alain Léon (6)
II/23 - mechanical traction -
Stoplist
