Church of Saint Eustache

The child's sponsors were Gatienne Philippon, the father, his uncle, the kind old Monsieur Jean-Baptiste Bernard, and his mother, Marie-Genevieve Rotisse, widow of Monsieur Philippon, the wine merchant.

These two had walked all the way over from the parish of Saint-Eustache, far across the bridge, to be godfather and godmother to the new member of the family, and they beamed with satisfaction as the priest proceeded with the simple ceremony.

So it was that on the parish record, the baby's name, which was to designate one of the great and tragic figures of France, first appeared in the written annals of Paris, Marie-Jeanne Philippon.

The document exists to this day, although the church of Saint-Croix, where she was baptized, has long since disappeared.

Finally she closed her desk, took the candle, and made her way up the great staircase.

Beside her bedroom window she stood for an instant looking up at the brilliant stars.

Suddenly the bell of Saint-Eustache pealed out.

Heavens! Her hand went to her heart.

Dans la lettre qui accompagne cet épisode, nous allons faire un petit rappel de qui était qui dans la liste des célébrités que mentionne cet épisode.

C'est donc l'occasion d'être un peu curieux autour de la culture française en ayant pour base Saint-Eustache à Paris.

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Avec Félicia, nous sommes allés nous rafraîchir en août par une fin d'après-midi à la géante église Saint-Eustache, qui date du seizième siècle pour le début des travaux.

C'est une magnifique église derrière les Halles, à deux pas de l'ancienne Bourse de commerce qui accueille maintenant la collection d'art moderne de l'homme d'affaires François Pinault.

L'église, elle, a accueilli des célébrités.

right.

The church is called St. Eustache.

That's right.

And they had for since Napoleon, actually, they had this order of priests.

On the other hand, the immediate cause of the procession would not seem to have been planned, and this immediate cause was no doubt a woman's matter.

The fraud of a baker in the Saint-Eustache quarter, who was said to have given short measure to have sold a loaf of one pound nine ounces, which purported to be one of two pounds.

Only by the skin of his teeth did this baker escape being hanged from the nearest lamppost.

He was rescued by a detachment of the National Guard.

They hurried him to the Hôtel de Ville, to which he was followed by the infuriated housewives and market women of Saint-Eustache.

The story of their grievance had spread like wildfire through the working-class quarters, and soon on the Place de Grève an angry mob was surging round the Hôtel de Ville.

The malcontents forced their way into the building.

Three clubs under one roof was really too much.