The Protestant Temple du Foyer de l’Âme
It was built in 1907, and is the last large temple erected within Paris since the early 20th century.
The Palais de la Femme
The ‘social hotel’ belongs to the Salvation Army. It was built in 1912 where the Filles de la Croix convent used to be, and had various assignments. The convent was...
The Temple des Batignolles
In 1834 on the initiative of the liberal pastor Athanase Coquerel, a first Temple was built in wood on the boulevard des Batignolles, in a developing area outside Paris.
The Temple de Passy-Annonciation
In 1858, pastor Eugène Casalis, a well-known missionary in Lesotho and then also head of the Paris Mission Society, started gathering a small Protestant community in the Passy village, at...
The library of the SHPF
Founded by Fernand de Schickler in 1866 and located near the Place Vendôme, the Société de l’Histoire du Protestantisme Français (SHPF) (Society for the History of French Protestantism), was moved...
Protestant Strongholds
In a predominantly Catholic France torn apart by the Wars of Religion (1562-1598), the Protestants were granted strongholds to ensure their security. The creation of these ‘strongholds’ enabled the organisation...
Calvin’s Paris
Jean Calvin’s Paris, rather the Paris area where he used to live as a student, was the Latin Quarter, more precisely the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève area
The Temple de l’Oratoire
This reformed temple of the French Protestant united Church is the most historically vibrant one in Paris.
Louis Médard (1768-1841)
Louis Médard, a merchant, was of Protestant origin and bequeathed his extensive library, created in his lifetime, to his native city of Lunel (in the Hérault region), in order to...
Louis de Condé (1530-1569)
Louis de Condé descended from Louis IX (Saint Louis) was the Protestant leader during the first three Wars of Religion, until the battle in Jarnac where he was wounded and...
France Quéré (1936-1995)
France Quéré was a Protestant theologian who made a remarkable contribution to the understanding of ethical issues in a rapidly changing world. Her work was chiefly concerned with the changing...
The rise of Protestantism (1520-1562)
From 1520 onwards, Martin Luther’s ideas and works could be found in France – they even influenced the court of Francis I. The king’s sister, Marguerite of Angoulême asked the...
The ecumenical dialogue
From the early 20th century multiple bilateral and multilateral ecumenical relations were established between Christian Churches.
The Protestants
In 1517 Luther initiated the Reformation which evolved into many different trends all founded on common principles. Under the influence of the Revival movements, new Protestant denominations were established over...
Churches in the Orient
A profusion of Churches exit in the East, many are united to the Roman Catholic Church.
François d’Andelot (1521-1569)
François d’Andelot (1521-1569) was the youngest of the three Coligny brothers, but he was the first to convert to Calvinism. The publicity given by his spiritual commitment almost cost him...
Jubilees in Geneva and Switzerland
The Reformation was not celebrated in Geneva and Switzerland until the XVIIIth century. Unlike the Reformation Jubilees in Germany, Switzerland was a Reformed Church and only celebrated Zwingli and Calvin,...
XXth century jubilees in Germany
In the XXth century, Luther’s jubilees often took on a patriotic or a political interpretation.
XIXth century jubilees in Germany
The XIXth century Reformation Jubilees became events which also celebrated Germany’s national identity: for example the 1817 Reformation Jubilee was in addition a commemoration of the victory over Napoleon.