Country France Dedicated 1716 Phone +33 4 42 26 19 47 Founded 18th century | Denomination Roman Catholic Heritage designation Monument historique Status Cathedral Architect Laurent Vallon | |
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Location Aix-en-Provence
Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Tradition Order of the Holy Ghost Address 40 Rue Espariat, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France Similar Église de la Madeleine, Église Saint‑Jean‑de‑Malte, Aix Cathedral, Fontaine des Neuf‑Canons, Chapel of the Oblates | ||
The Église du Saint-Esprit is a Roman Catholic church in Aix-en-Provence.
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Location
It is located at 40 rue Espariat in Aix-en-Provence.
History
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. It was designed by architects Laurent Vallon (1652-1724) and Georges Vallon (1688-1767), and built from 1706 to 1728. 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. It was dedicated by Forbin-La Barben in 1716. It was fully sculpted and painted from 1726 to 1728.
Inside, there is a retable dating back to 1505.
At present
It is the main parish church for university students in Aix. The current priests are Fr Gilles-Marie Lecomte and Fr Benoît Coppeaux
It is open every day from 7:30am to 11pm. The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is said every day from 5:30pm to 6pm, Confession and Adoration are from 6pm to 7pm. Additionally, the Eucharist is every day (except Saturdays), at 7pm. There is also a Mass on Saturdays at 6pm and on Sundays.
Heritage significance
It has been listed as a monument historique since December 31, 1985.