Sainte-Odile

Sainte-Odile was begun in 1935 at the request of Cardinal Verdier, through the efforts of Monsignor Loutil, curé of Saint-François-de-Sales, who wrote as Pierre l’Ermite. Paid for entirely by gifts, it became the church of the Alsatians in Paris, a tribute to Alsace’s loyalty during its separation from France from 1871 to 1918. The architect was Jacques Barge. François Décorchemont made the three great windows of colored crystal in the nave, and R. Barriot the copper retable of the choir. The church was listed as a historic monument in 2001. The photograph of 20 October 2026 looks up at the nave windows.