Sainte-Rita, Paris
The Sainte-Rita Chapel is a Roman Catholic chapel located at 65 Boulevard de Clichy in the 9th arrondissement of Paris opposite the Moulin Rouge. Dedicated to Saint Rita of Cascia, the patron saint of lost causes, the chapel was inaugurated in 1956 to serve the prostitutes of the Pigalle, then a busy red-light district.Photo: Thomon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: chapel located in Paris, in France
- Also known as: “Sainte-Rita Chapel”
- Address: 65 Boulevard de Clichy, Paris, 75009
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moulin Rouge and Théâtre des Deux Ânes.
Moulin Rouge
Theater building
Moulin Rouge is a cabaret in Paris, on the Boulevard de Clichy, at the Place Blanche, the intersection and end of the Rue Blanche. In 1889, the Moulin Rouge was co-founded by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller, who also owned the Paris Olympia.
Le Chat Noir
Restaurant
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Le Chat Noir was a 19th century entertainment establishment in the bohemian Montmartre district of Paris. It was opened on 18 November 1881 at 84 Boulevard de Rochechouart by impresario Rodolphe Salis, and closed in 1897 not long after Salis' death. Le Chat Noir is situated 180 metres east of Sainte-Rita, Paris.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pigalle and Montmartre.
Pigalle
Suburb
Photo: Albertus teolog, Public domain.
Pigalle is an area in Paris, France, around the Place Pigalle, on the border between the 9th and the 18th arrondissements. It is named after the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle.
Montmartre
Suburb
Photo: XtoF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montmartre is a large hill in Paris' northern 18th arrondissement. It is 130 m high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank.
Batignolles
Suburb
Batignolles is a neighbourhood of Paris, part of its 17th arrondissement. The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by the Boulevard des Batignolles, on the east by the Avenue de Clichy, on the north by Rue Cardinet and on the west by the Rue de Rome.
Sainte-Rita, Paris
- Categories: chapel, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.88377° or 48° 53′ 2″ northLongitude
2.3317° or 2° 19′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8FW4V8MJ+GMOpenStreetMap ID
way 112331902OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q2957132
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Sainte-Rita, Paris” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “聖麗塔教堂”
- Czech: “kaple svaté Rity”
- Czech: “Kaple svaté Rity”
- French: “Chapelle Sainte Rita”
- French: “Chapelle Sainte-Rita de Paris”
- French: “chapelle Sainte-Rita”
- Spanish: “Capilla de Santa Rita”
- Swedish: “Chapelle Sainte-Rita”
- Turkish: “Sainte-Rita Chapel Şapeli”
- Turkish: “Sainte-Rita Chapel”
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Highlights include Place Blanche and La Machine du Moulin Rouge.
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