Saint-Ambroise

Saint-Ambroise stands on the site of a convent of the Annonciade order. Théodore Ballu built it between 1863 and 1869, drawing freely on the Romanesque of the twelfth century, and it is characteristic of the Second Empire. Its two bell towers, sixty-eight meters high, mark the boulevard Voltaire.

Inside, paintings by J.-E. Lenepveu are devoted to Saint Ambrose and Saint Augustine, and a white marble Virgin and Child by E.-A. Oudiné, dated 1866, stands above the tabernacle. Statues of Saint Jeanne de France, who founded the Annonciade order, and of Saint Ambrose are by L. Noël and G. Vincent. The organ, by Merklin and Schütze, dates from 1869; a new high altar was consecrated on 7 December 2014.

#### Five of six visits

One photograph from each, in order, June 2023 to March 2026.