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Church of Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet

The Church of Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet, at 23 Rue des Bernardins in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, is a Baroque building constructed between 1656 and 1763, with a classicist façade designed by Charles Le Brun and completed in 1937. Inside, it holds a notable collection of religious art: an early painting by Charles Le Brun, 'The Martyrdom of St John the Evangelist at the Latin Gate'; two early paintings by Noël-Nicolas Coypel, 'The Sacrifice of Melchizedek' and 'The Manna'; a rare religious painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, 'The Baptism of Christ'; and the funerary monument of Charles Le Brun and his wife, by sculptor Antoine Coysevox. It also holds an organ with a case dating from 1725, attributed to François-Henri Clicquot. Since 1977 it has been run by the Priestly Fraternity of St Pius X, which celebrates exclusively the traditional Latin liturgy, with multiple daily and Sunday masses, confessions and pastoral activities. It is the only church of this fraternity in Paris and a landmark for traditionalist Catholics.

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