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The Congregation of the Holy Spirit had acquired the land
in 1731, but construction of the chapel began in 1769 with
the architect Nicolas Le Camus de Mézières. The work was
interrupted and resumed in 1775 with the architect Jean-
François Chalgrin.
The façade of the chapel with the building on rue
Lhomond is decorated with a bas-relief by François Duret.
The interior of the chapel was painted and decorated in
1876-1878.
The seminary was closed in 1792. Its buildings sold in
1796 were used by a paper factory and in 1813 by the
École Normale Supérieure. The community returned in
1822 to its former premises which are now the mother
house of the Congregation.
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D5
The organ was probably built in the first third of the
19th century. The date of construction and the name
of the builder are unknown. A front-facing platform
bears the date of 1848, the probable date on which
the organ was laid in the chapel.
It was redesigned at the beginning of the 20th century
by Charles Mutin. He transformed the buffet and kept
only the upper part, which was separated into two
bodies on either side of the console. The instrument
was equipped with pneumatic traction.
In 1984, Adrien Maciet rebuilt the instrument by
reconstituting the original buffet. He reused many
pipes and completed the instrumental part with stops
from an organ of Chéron at Mortain.
A overhaul by Alain Léon is planned.
The organ has 2 manuals of 56 notes and a pedal of
30 notes
18xx - Unknow builder (1)
190x - Charles Mutin (3a)
1984 - Adrien Maciet (3a)
II/23 - mechanical traction -
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D5
The organ was probably built in the first third of the 19th
century. The date of construction and the name of the
builder are unknown. A front-facing platform bears the date
of 1848, the probable date on which the organ was laid in the
chapel.
It was redesigned at the beginning of the 20th century by
Charles Mutin. He transformed the buffet and kept only the
upper part, which was separated into two bodies on either
side of the console. The instrument was equipped with
pneumatic traction.
In 1984, Adrien Maciet rebuilt the instrument by
reconstituting the original buffet. He reused many pipes and
completed the instrumental part with stops from an organ of
Chéron at Mortain.
A overhaul by Alain Léon is planned.
The organ has 2 manuals of 56 notes and a pedal of 30 notes
18xx - Unknow builder (1)
190x - Charles Mutin (3a)
1984 - Adrien Maciet (3a)