Saint-Denis de La Chartre explained

Saint-Denis de La Chartre
Native Name:Église Saint-Denis-de-la-Chartre
Native Name Lang:fr
Map Type:France Paris
Coordinates:48.8552°N 2.3487°W
Religious Affiliation:Archdiocese of Paris (Roman Catholic)
Location:Île de la Cité, Paris
Country:France
Date Demolished:1810
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Saint-Denis de La Chartre (French: église Saint-Denis-de-la-Chartre or French: église du prieuré Saint-Denis-de-la-Chartre) was a Roman Catholic church building located on the Île de la Cité in Paris, France. It was demolished in 1810.

Location

The church was situated on at the northern corner of, in front of . It stood at the beginning of the Pont Notre-Dame in the corner of today's and

History

Even though the church may have existed in the beginning of the 11th century, the current building was built in the 12th or 13th century in the alignment of the northern part of the former Gallo-Roman walls. It was surrounded by a small feudal plot. The church was the seat of one of the 14 parishes of La Cité that were founded in the mid-eleventh century.

The population of the parish was evaluated at 1,060 around 1300.

The parish was transferred to Saint Symphorien's in 1618 and merged with the parish of Sainte Madeleine in 1698.

The church was re-built in the 14th century and demolished in 1810.

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