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Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles de Paris

The Église Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles de Paris is a Roman Catholic parish church in the . It has housed the relics of the Empress Saint Helena, mother of Constantine, since 1819, for which it remains a site of veneration in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Saturday: 9:45 AM—7:00 PM
    Sunday: 9:00 AM—noon
  • Email: saintleu@neuf.fr
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church located in Paris, in France
  • Also known as: “Église Saint-Leu - Saint-Gilles”, “Eglise Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles de Paris”, “Église Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles de Paris”, and “The Relic Crypt of St. Helena at Église Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Centre Georges Pompidou and Musée National d’Art Moderne.

Arts center
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Centre Pompidou, more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou, also known as the Pompidou Centre in English and colloquially as Beaubourg, is a building complex in , France. is situated 310 metres southeast of Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles de Paris.

Museum
Photo: Rui Ornelas, CC BY 2.0.
The Musée National d'Art Moderne is the national museum for modern art of France. It is located in the and is housed in the . is situated 330 metres southeast of Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles de Paris.

Museum
Photo: Arnaud 25, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Musée des Arts et Métiers is an industrial design museum in that houses the collection of the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers, which was founded in 1794 as a repository for the preservation of scientific instruments and inventions. is situated 530 metres northeast of Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles de Paris.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quartier des Halles and Sentier.

Quarter
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Les Halles was 's central fresh food market. It last operated on 12 January 1973 and was replaced by an underground shopping centre and a park. The unpopular modernist development was demolished yet again in 2010, and replaced by the Westfield Forum des Halles, a modern built largely underground and topped by an undulating 2.5 hectare canopy.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the which has been known historically as a multicultural textile and garment manufacturing district.

Photo: Pol, Public domain.
A quieter part of the ancient Marais neighbourhood which is centred in the , the 3rd is possibly one of the best places to live in . There are several good open air markets and lots of great local designer clothing stores.

Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles de Paris

Latitude
48.86288° or 48° 51′ 46″ north
Longitude
2.35007° or 2° 21′ 0″ east
Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)
Levels
5
Open location code
8FW4V972+52
Open­Street­Map ID
way 53933240
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
11777825
Wiki­data ID
Q1629670
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles de Paris”. Photo: Peter17, CC BY 3.0.