| Église du Saint-Esprit | |
| Location: | Aix-en-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Country: | France |
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic Church |
| Tradition: | Order of the Holy Ghost |
| Founded Date: | 18th century |
| Dedicated Date: | 1716 |
| Status: | Cathedral |
| Heritage Designation: | Monument historique |
| Designated Date: | December 31, 1985 |
| Architect: | Laurent Vallon Georges Vallon |
| Architectural Type: | church |
| Archdeaconry: | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aix |
| Archbishop: | Christophe Dufour |
| Priest: | Gilles-Marie Lecomte Benoît Coppeaux |
The Église du Saint-Esprit is a Roman Catholic church in Aix-en-Provence.
It is located at 40 rue Espariat in Aix-en-Provence.[1]
In the 18th century, the Hôpital du Saint-Esprit, a hospital of the Order of the Holy Ghost, and several houses were torn down to make way for the construction of a new church.[2] [3] It was designed by architects Laurent Vallon (1652-1724) and Georges Vallon (1688-1767), and built from 1706 to 1728.[3] [1] It was then known as Église Saint-Jérôme, in honour of Jérôme de Grimaldi (1597–1685), who served as Archbishop of Aix from 1655 to 1683.[3] [1] It was dedicated by Forbin-La Barben in 1716.[1] It was fully sculpted and painted from 1726 to 1728.[1]
Inside, there is a retable dating back to 1505.[1]
It is the main parish church for university students in Aix.[4] [5] The current priests are Fr Gilles-Marie Lecomte and Fr Benoît Coppeaux[4]
It is open every day from 7:30am to 11pm.[5] The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is said every day from 5:30pm to 6pm, Confession and Adoration are from 6pm to 7pm.[6] Additionally, the Eucharist is every day (except Saturdays), at 7pm.[6] There is also a Mass on Saturdays at 6pm and on Sundays.[6]
It has been listed as a monument historique since December 31, 1985.[1]