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The Church of St. John the Baptist of Grenelle was
built from 1824 to 1828 by Étienne-Hippolyte Godde,
in the heart of the new village of Grenelle created
by Jean-Baptiste Violet. The "first stone" was laid in
1827 by "Mademoiselle", granddaughter of King
Charles X. Originally composed of a simple nave,
the church quickly became too small. Two chapels
were built nearby in 1872 and 1886. The church was
enlarged from 1924 to 1926 to accommodate more
worshippers, with aisles, a transept, a new choir, all
raised to allow the construction of a chapel below,
the present chapel Saint-Etienne. The architecture
of the church is representative of the neo-classical
style of that time.
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Upon the completion of the church, Suret placed an
organ he had built and exhibited the same year at the
World's Fair where he had been awarded.
In 1901, Abbey added a Soubasse and increased the
scope of the keyboards and the Pedal.
In 1989, it was decided to entrust the creation of a new
organ to Theo Haerpfer. The old organ was dismantled
and is currently preserved in the storge of the City of
Paris.
The instrument was inaugurated at the end of 1989 by
Gaston Litaize. In 1992 and 2005, additional works were
done by Bernard Hurvy and Yves Fossaert. The Voce
humana of the GO was replaced by a Quintaton 16' and
the Dessus de flûte of the Positif was replaced by a
Salicional 8'.
Organiste titulaire
Jean-Baptiste Pinault
Concerts
Seldom
Masses with organ
Saturday 6:30 PM; Sunday 10:00, 11:00 AM and 6:30
PM
Videos
-
Photo case: Jeroen de Haan
Photo console: Inventaire Naitonal des orgues
1989 - Théo Haerpfer (1)
1992 - Bernard Hurvy (6)
2005 - Fossaert (5)
II/26 - traction mécanique
composition
The organs of Paris
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E6
Upon the completion of the church, Suret placed an organ he
had built and exhibited the same year at the World's Fair
where he had been awarded.
In 1901, Abbey added a Soubasse and increased the scope of
the keyboards and the Pedal.
In 1989, it was decided to entrust the creation of a new organ
to Theo Haerpfer. The old organ was dismantled and is
currently preserved in the storge of the City of Paris.
The instrument was inaugurated at the end of 1989 by
Gaston Litaize. In 1992 and 2005, additional works were done
by Bernard Hurvy and Yves Fossaert. The Voce humana of the
GO was replaced by a Quintaton 16' and the Dessus de flûte
of the Positif was replaced by a Salicional 8'.
1989 - Théo Haerpfer (1)
1992 - Bernard Hurvy (6)
2005 - Fossaert (5)
II/26 - traction mécanique
composition
Organiste titulaire
Jean-Baptiste Pinault
Concerts
Seldom
Masses with organ
Saturday 6:30 PM; Sunday 10:00, 11:00 AM and 6:30 PM
Videos
-
Photo case: Jeroen de Haan
Photo console: Inventaire Naitonal des orgues