Saint-François-Xavier, Paris
St Francis Xavier Church is a parish Roman Catholic church in the 7th arrondissement of Paris dedicated to Francis Xavier, the patron saint of missions. Built in the late 19th century, It gave its name to the nearby Metro station Saint-François-Xavier. It contains the tomb of Madeleine Sophie Barat, a French saint of the Catholic Church and founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart, a worldwide religious institute of educators.It also known for its collection of Italian Baroque and Mannerist paintings, including a work by Tintoretto. The church was inscribed as an historic monument in 2018.
Saint-François-Xavier, Paris
The new church between 1853 and 1870
south side of church
The west portal
Saint-François-Xavier station
Saint-François-Xavier is a station on line 13 of the Paris Métro in the 7th arrondissement. It is named after the nearby Église Saint-François-Xavier, a church dedicated to Saint Francis Xavier (1506–1562), co-founder of the Society of Jesus.
MF 77 at Saint-François-Xavier
Access at Place André-Tardieu
Saint-François-Xavier before the installation of platform screen doors