Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin, Paris

History

• 1632 : construction of a Dominican chapel on the corner of the rue du Bac and the cows' road. The monastery of Saint-Thomas-d’Aquin was created by Françoise de Saliné, daughter of the seigneur d’Argombat, whose religious name was Françoise des Séraphins.
• 1682 : construction of the present church to the designs of the architect Pierre Bullet. The church was consecrated in 1683, and dedicated to St Dominic.
• 1722 : construction of the choir of the monks which is now the chapel of Saint Louis.
• From 1735 to 1739 : construction of the Dominican novice house
• 1791 : the church of the convent was made parochial with a dedication to St Thomas Aquinas.
• 1793 : In the French Revolution the monks were expelled.
• 1797 : The church, called "temple de la Paix", was granted to the «Théophilanthropes», and then to the Jacobins.
• 1802 : the church was returned to religious use after the Concordat of 1801.

  Decoration

• Organ originally by François-Henri Clicquot
• Mural paintings by Merry-Joseph Blondel
• Altar of Saint Vincent de Paul
• Portrait of Saint Louis by Luc-Olivier Merson, in the chapel of Saint-Louis
• Stained glass by Dideron and Langlade