SaintSulpice

Saint-Sulpice, also known as Église Saint-Sulpice, is a Roman Catholic church in Paris, located on Place Saint-Sulpice in the 6th arrondissement near the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area. It serves as the principal church of the Society of Saint-Sulpice, a clerical order founded in the 17th century to educate priests.

Construction began in 1646 to house the Sulpician seminary and the church was developed over the following decades, with later additions through the 18th and 19th centuries. The building presents a blend of Baroque and Neoclassical elements, with a west front framed by two bell towers and an imposing dome above the crossing. The interior features a long nave, chapels, and richly decorated ornamentation.

Notable features include a large pipe organ built by Aristide Cavaillé-Contal and installed in the 1860s, which remains a centerpiece of liturgical music. The church also contains works of art, including murals by Eugène Delacroix, and other paintings and sculptural tombs that reflect its historical role as a major religious and cultural site in Paris.

Saint-Sulpice has a place in popular culture through the Dan Brown novel The Da Vinci Code, where the Rose Line is depicted as passing through the church, a fictional element of the story. Today it remains an active parish church and a major Parisian landmark, accessible from the Saint-Sulpice metro station (line 4) and located near the Jardin du Luxembourg.