Installation of the temporary chapel 1929 (≈ 1929)
First chapel on Rue Robert-Birou by Abbé Chardon.
1950
Production of the fresco of the choir
Production of the fresco of the choir 1950 (≈ 1950)
Fresco of the Holy Family by Paul Delormoz.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Key figures
Abbé Chardon - Curé de Sainte-Marie
Initiator of the chapel in 1929.
Paul Delormoz - Painter
Author of the fresco of the choir in 1950.
Mgr Angelo Roncalli - Inaugurator of the fresco
Future Pope John XXIII, present in 1950.
Origin and history
The Saint-Joseph du Tremblay Church is a Catholic religious building located in the commune of Champigny-sur-Marne in the Val-de-Marne department. It is part of the Christian architectural landscape of the region, although its exact period of construction is not specified in the available sources. Its history is marked by a gradual evolution, from a temporary chapel to the present building.
In 1929, Abbé Chardon, then parish priest of the church of Sainte-Marie de Champigny-sur-Marne, took the initiative to install a first chapel on Rue Robert-Birou (formerly rue du Soleil). This temporary place of worship marks the starting point of what will later become St Joseph's Church, responding to the spiritual needs of a growing local population.
The architecture of the church was enriched in 1950 by the work of painter Paul Delormoz. The latter creates a fresco in the choir, representing the Holy Family. This work is inaugurated by Archbishop Angelo Roncalli, future Pope John XXIII, giving the building a significant artistic and historical dimension. The fresco remains today an emblematic element of the church.
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