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Temple of the Home of the Soul à Paris 1er dans Paris

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Temple of the Home of the Soul

    10 Rue Amelot
    75011 Paris 11e Arrondissement
Private property
Museums of France
All Protestant churches classified from France
Temple du Foyer de l’âme
Temple du Foyer de l’âme
Temple du Foyer de l’âme
Temple du Foyer de l’âme
Temple du Foyer de l’âme
Temple du Foyer de l’âme
Temple du Foyer de l’âme
Temple du Foyer de l’âme
Crédit photo : Gilles Wagener - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
1881
Creation of the liberal work
1892
Moving boulevard Beaumarchais
17 mars 1907
Inauguration of the current temple
1925
Renamation of Rue Daval
2009
Installation of the new organ
14 octobre 2022
Registration for Historic Monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The following parts of the Temple of the Foyer of the Soul, located 7 bis rue du Pasteur-Wagner, on Parcel No. 15, shown in the cadastre section BH, as shown on the plan annexed to the decree: the facades and roofs of the building, the vestibule, the hall of worship comprising the pulpit, the buffet organ, the communion table and the adjoining balustrade parquet, the roof and its cover, the bell tower: inscription by order of 14 October 2022

Key figures

Charles Wagner - Founding Pastor Creator of the temple, raised funds in the United States in 1904.
Theodore Roosevelt - President of the United States Invite Wagner in 1904 after reading "The Simple Life".
Jules-Émile Roberty - Liberal Pastor Successor appointed at the Louvre Oratory in 1891.

Origin and history

The Temple of the Home of the Soul finds its origins in the Protestant liberal movement of the 19th century. In 1881, after the division of the Reformed Church of Paris into autonomous parishes, the liberals, a minority vis-à-vis the evangelicals, sought to create a clean space. Charles Wagner, Alsatian pastor, rented a local rue des Arquebusiers in 1881 to develop an educational and cultual work. Despite electoral defeats at Sainte-Marie in 1886 and 1889, he persisted and renamed his initiative "Evangelical Liberal parish of the Arquebusiers" in 1890, before moving Boulevard Beaumarchais in 1892.

The construction of the present temple was made possible by a fundraiser in the United States in 1904, where Charles Wagner was invited by President Theodore Roosevelt. The temple, inaugurated on 17 March 1907 on Daval Street (now Rue du Pasteur-Wagner in 1925), includes a dispensary and social activities reflecting the founder's commitment. Its architecture blends sobriety in facade and Art Nouveau style in the hall of worship, illuminated by a large window. The original organ of 1907 was replaced in 2009 by a new instrument of the Blumenroeder manufacture, preserved in the original buffet.

The temple obtained the 20th century heritage label in 2011, before its facades, roofs, vestibule, hall of worship (with pulpit, buffet organ, communion table), window and bell tower were inscribed in the Historical Monuments on October 14, 2022. Today, the parish, a member of the United Protestant Church of France, perpetuates its legacy of social solidarity while preserving this place of worship and memory.

The building illustrates the evolution of liberal Protestantism in France, marked by a historical-critical approach to the Bible and an anchor in the values of the Enlightenment. The dispensary, though gone, symbolizes the alliance between faith and social action, characteristic of Charles Wagner's vision. Recent heritage recognition underscores the architectural and historical importance of this temple as a witness to a major religious and cultural trend in Paris at the turn of the 20th century.

External links

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