Saint-François de Sales

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11 Rue Auguste Comte, 69002 Lyon, France

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Wedged between the rue des Antiquaires and the rue Sala, the church of Saint François de Sales is dedicated to the founder of the order of the visitation. As with the churches of Saint Pothin and Saint Polycarpe, the architects J. Dulin and C.Benoit took their inspiration from classical architecture giving the church an impressive façade, full of images of the past. The church was built entirely in the 19th century, which explains the relative homogeneity of its decoration - part classical and part baroque (cf. similar to the dome at Saint Bruno des Chartreux). The interior reflects the exterior with murals (frescos by A. Denuelle) and relatively sombre furniture, but is also inspired by the Italian baroque of the 18th century. In brief, it's a little Italy of the 19th c entury transported to the second arrondissement. Services are held at 8:30a M-F, 6p Sa and 9:30a & 11a Su.

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