Construction of the chapel 1613 (≈ 1613)
First stone laid by Marie de Medici.
1799-1850
Clinical school
Clinical school 1799-1850 (≈ 1825)
Post-Revolution medical education place.
1850
Headquarters of the Academy of Medicine
Headquarters of the Academy of Medicine 1850 (≈ 1850)
Transformation of the chapel into an institution.
16 mars 1926
Historical monument classification
Historical monument classification 16 mars 1926 (≈ 1926)
Protection of facades on street and courtyard.
1942
Attribution to Ukrainians
Attribution to Ukrainians 1942 (≈ 1942)
Becoming church Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand.
1961
Elevation in cathedral
Elevation in cathedral 1961 (≈ 1961)
Creation of Ukrainian exarchate.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Facade and roof on street; large staircase; Library reading room on the first floor; large meeting room on the first floor; Bust room on the first floor (Box 06: 04 BM 38): inscription by order of 23 December 1992
Key figures
Marie de Médicis - Queen of France
Place the first stone in 1613.
Emmanuel Chaptal - Auxiliary Bishop of Paris
Consecrate the church in 1943.
Borys Gudziak - First Bishop of the Epiarchy
Named in 2012 for the Ukrainian community.
Origin and history
The National Academy of Medicine occupied, from 1850, a chapel built in 1613 for the Brothers of Charity, on a plot where a 13th century church was previously erected. This place, integrated into a hospital, became a medical education centre after the Revolution, housing the clinical school until 1850. The chapel, transformed into the headquarters of the Academy, was partially classified as a historical monument in 1926 for its facades.
In 1935, the destruction of the neighbouring hospital allowed the building of new buildings for the Faculty of Medicine in Paris, delivered in 1945. At the same time, the chapel was assigned in 1942 to the Ukrainian Catholic community, becoming the church of St. Vladimir the Great. Consecrated in 1943, it was raised to the rank of cathedral in 1961, and then deparchy in 2012, marking its importance for Ukrainians of Byzantine rite in France.
Today, the cathedral combines medical and spiritual heritage, with services in Slavon and French. Its facades, protected since 1926, bear witness to its twofold past: a 19th century scientific institution and a Ukrainian place of worship since the 20th century. The site, located on Rue des Saints-Pères, remains a symbol of the cultural and religious diversity of Paris.
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