Eglise luthérienne

de la Résurrection

8, rue Quinault, 75015 Paris

In 1847, Pastor Hosmann and a few Lutheran families from the commune of Vaugirard and the village of Grenelle founded the parish. This district, which was still outside Paris, was populated by artisans and modest workers, some of whom came from Alsace. In 1860 the parish acquired what is now its present site, later handing it over to the city of Paris in exchange for the construction of schools and a church. Eugène Godebeeuf was then entrusted with building the church. The architect thus had the church erected in the middle of the block, with galleries on the first floor and large folding doors on the ground floor, connecting it to the two adjacent schools—one for girls and one for boys. Thanks to these folding doors, the capacity of the church can be doubled. On 7 January 1866 the church was inaugurated in the presence of Victor Baltard, sent by Prefect Haussmann. The president of the consistory, Pastor Louis Meyer, consecrated the church from the altar, after which Pastor Mettetal inaugurated the pulpit by preaching on Acts of the Apostles, chapter 2: “they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine.” The interior of the building is very simple and furnished in a neo‑Romanesque style.

C1 The instrument was built in 1866 by Aristide Cavaillé‑Coll. In 1982–1983 a major overhaul was carried out by the firm Sebire and Glandaz. The manuals were relaid, the action and windchests were overhauled, air leaks were sealed and the wind‑channel throats were re‑leathered, the entire pipework was cleaned, and the instrument was rebalanced and tuned as a whole. The original voicing has been preserved. In 1995 the instrument was restored again by Yves Fossaert. The organ has remained entirely authentic.