Bona Ventura

4th arr. (Marais) · Paris

Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais

Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais

Place of worshipLocals' pick

A church just behind the Hôtel de Ville, with a classical west front by Salomon de Brosse (1616-1621). On Good Friday 1918 a German long-range shell hit the nave during the service and killed 92 people; since 1975 the Monastic Fraternities of Jerusalem sing the offices here.

Address
Place Saint-Gervais, 75004 Paris
Hours
Mon 08:00-19:30; Tue-Wed 06:30-19:30; Thu 06:30-22:00; Fri 06:30-19:30; Sat-Sun 07:30-19:30 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-09)
Best time to go
Morning, Evening · About 30 min
Price
Free entry
Price level
€

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Good to know

  • Come for sung vespers or lauds by the monks and nuns of the Fraternités monastiques de Jérusalem.
  • The church opens from 06:30 on weekdays.
  • It is two minutes from the Hôtel de Ville and the Seine.

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