inSPIREd Sunday

The pretty purple doors of  St. Etienne du Mont
give a hint of the beauty that awaits
inside.  (Yes, this is that church from the
movie Midnight in Paris.)

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inSPIREd Sunday

This stained-glass window in the church of
St.-Etienne-du-Mont features an image
of the church itself.  The building to the right
 (the original abbey, I believe) is no longer there . . .

but the church looks the same
as it did when it was completed 
391 years ago.

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inSPIREd Sunday

I've shown this church here before, both
the inside and the outside—but
St.-Etienne-du-Mont (my once-upon-a-time
parish church) deserves lots of encores.

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inSPIREd Sunday

About a month ago, I showed you the
interior of St. Etienne de Mont, which is right
next to the Pantheon, in Paris's 5th arrondissement.  
The exterior is pretty, I think, but gives no
hint of the beauty within.

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InSPIREd Sunday

This is the 17th-century church of
St. Etienne du Mont, in Paris.  Though I used to
live just down the street from it and have been
here many times, I never cease to be
amazed by the intricate stone cutwork.  There's
a matching staircase on the other side. (On a 
21st-century note, it's from the steps of this church that
Owen Wilson time-traveled in Midnight in Paris.)

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Thursday Challenge — "empty"

Parisians must like to sleep in on Saturday morning.
We're looking up the rue St. Etienne du Mont and as
you can see from the clock in the bell tower,
it's after 9. Hey, I'd been up for 3 hours already!
(Granted, this is not a well=traveled street, but
really, I had the Latin Quarter all to myself.)
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abc wednesday — O is for "organ"

This over-the-top organ is in the church of St. Etienne
du Mont (once upon a time, my parish church).
I just wish you could hear it!
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