Project Gutenberg 2012-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 1357 Beale, Sophia 1837 1920 Beale, S. Sophia (Sarah Sophia) Beale, Sarah Sophia 01005164 The Churches of Paris, from Clovis to Charles X Produced by Charles Franks, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Churches of Paris, from Clovis to Charles X" by Sophia Beale is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work explores the rich history, cultural significance, and architectural evolution of various churches in Paris, providing insights into the legends, events, and notable figures associated with these sacred spaces from the time of Clovis, the first king of the Franks, to Charles X. At the start of the book, the author introduces several key churches, including Saint-Antoine des Quinze-Vingts and the Sainte-Chapelle, detailing their histories and significance. Beale recounts the establishment of Saint-Antoine as a hospital for the blind by King Louis IX and highlights the architectural features of the Sainte-Chapelle, built to house holy relics. She emphasizes the intertwining of history and legend, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of the religious and social dimensions of Parisian churches across centuries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39989/39989-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Church buildings -- France -- Paris Paris (France) -- Buildings, structures, etc. DC NA Text Browsing: Architecture Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Category: History - European Category: History - Religious Category: Architecture 873509 2025-06-16T09:46:24.700718 text/html 855464 2021-01-25T14:43:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 31091977 2021-01-25T14:43:07 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 32343382 2025-06-16T09:46:49.655569 application/epub+zip 32312926 2025-06-16T09:46:29.275696 application/epub+zip 403564 2025-06-16T09:46:26.548721 application/epub+zip 32510739 2025-06-16T09:47:04.331541 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32403227 2025-06-16T09:46:43.988621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 595197 2022-09-18T10:09:17.479495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 726144 2025-06-16T09:46:21.800734 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 725905 2012-06-14T11:52:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 297292 2012-06-14T12:15:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 722995 2012-06-14T11:53:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 296176 2012-06-14T12:15:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20788 2025-06-16T09:47:04.648501 application/rdf+xml 13174 2025-06-16T09:46:26.738690 image/jpeg 2228 2025-06-16T09:46:26.642770 image/jpeg 31427898 2025-06-16T09:46:25.587716 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog