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Origin and history

Saint-Jean-Porte-Latine Church is a Catholic parish church located in Antony, Île-de-France. It was built between 1964 and 1967 under the aegis of the Work of the Cardinal's Buildings, an organization dedicated to the construction of religious buildings in the Paris region. The architect in charge of the project, Pierre Pinsard, assisted by Hugo Vollmar, designed a reinforced and bandaged concrete building, characteristic of the constructive techniques of the time. This choice of materials reflects a desire for modernity and adaptation to post-conciliar liturgical needs.

The "urban signal" of the church, surmounted by a giant cross, was inaugurated much later, on January 6, 2002. This architectural element visually marks Antony's landscape and symbolizes the Christian presence in the city. In 2011, the Ministry of Culture awarded the building the 20th Century Heritage label, recognizing its heritage value and historical and architectural interest.

On the religious level, the church of Saint-Jean-Porte-Latine is part of the parish of the same name, which also includes the church of Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal, also located in Antony. This parish is part of the dean of the Pointe Sud, dependent on the diocese of Nanterre. The building thus embodies both a modern architectural achievement and an active place of worship within the local community.

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