The Church of St. Julien le Pauvre

• History

• The website de la Paroisse Grecque-Melkite Catholique de Paris, the official website of the Parish of Saint Julien le Pauvre, has articles on the patron saints of the church and their relics, the priests of St. Julien, past and present, and the history and liturgy of the Melkites, as well as contact information, hours, services, parish news, etc. In French.
• Paris Promenades includes St. Julien in Promenade 004, The Clos Malvoisin, with photos and historical information.
• Paris-walking-tours.com features historical information and photos of St. Julien. (My site was used as a reference for this page).
• English-language Wikipedia article on St. Julien.
• English-language page about St. Julien, from the Travel France Online website.
• The Churches of Paris from Clovis to Charles X, By S. Sophia Beale on Google Books has a chapter on St. Julien.
• L'Église St.-Julien-le-Pauvre d'après les Historiens et des Documents Inédit Tirés des Archives de l'Assistance Publique, par Armand Le Brun on Google Books is the most complete work about St. Julien. In French.
• L'église Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre de Paris, par Jules Viatte on Google Books is a short monograph about St. Julien with illustrations by the author. In French.
• History of the Franks by Gregory of Tours. 1916 translation by Earnest Brehaut, from the Medieval Sourcebook website. Gregory mentions the basilica of St. Julien the Martyr in Book VI, Chapter 17 and Book IX, Chapter 6.
• Historic Paris, by Jetta S. Wolff, has a section about St. Julien and its environs, with drawings by the author. From Google Books.
• The Story of the Paris Churches, also by Jetta S. Wolff, has a chapter about St. Julien, with a photograph. From Google Books, where it is called a Preview, but most of the book is available to read, including the chapter on St. Julien.
• The Chronique du Vieux Marcoussis website has several articles about the medieval Priory of St. Julien and its relationship to the Abbey of Longpont, which founded the priory. The articles about St. Julien are no. XVIII, IV, and XX.



• Literature

• "Les Monstiers de Paris", a 13th century French manuscript in verse which mentions the Church of St. Julien "which shelters Christians".
• Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame of Paris, Book III, II. a Bird's Eye View of Paris, which describes Paris as it was in the 15th century. St. Julien le Pauvre is mentioned in paragraph 24 as one of the splendid churches of the University Quarter. (In English).
• Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame de Paris, Livre Troisième, II. Paris À Vol D'Oiseau. Same text in French.
• Le Quartier St. Severin (1898) by Joris-Karl Huysmans. Written by a well-known French novelist, this non-fiction work in French includes a detailed description of St. Julien and the surrounding neighborhood during the late 19th century. From the J.-K. Huysmans website.
• "Serene Byzantine Sanctuary":, an article about St. Julien by Ted Fitzgerald of the Western Catholic Reporter.
• "Transition Churches in Paris", a 1921 article from Antiques Digest which describes St. Julien. Links on the left lead to other Antiques Digest articles on Paris. From the Old and Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace website.
• Two excerpts about St. Julien and four modern postcard images on the Amis de l' Eglise Saint-Julien de Royaucourt webpage. In French.



• Maps

• A large selection of old maps of Paris. Click on the thumbnails to enlarge.
• Turgot Plan of Paris from the Collection of French Architectures and Topography Documents exhibition at Kyoto University Library This website also has digital copies of several very old texts about the history of Paris, Paris churches, and the dioceses of Paris.
• Map of Paris drawn by 1705 by A. Coquart, which shows the city as it was in 1150. The 1150 map shows the "Convent de St. Julien le Pauvre". From the Abaelard.de website.
• Satellite photo of St. Julien seen from above, from the Wikimapia website.



• Images

• Photos, old postcards, and a print of St. Julien can be found on the paris1900.lartnouveau website.
• The French architect Ernest Chardon (also known as Ernest Chardon de Thermeau) drew up an ambitious proposal for the restoration of St. Julien (which was never implemented). Some of his drawings are on the website of the Musée D'Orsay. Click on the thumbnails to see larger images.
• Some nice photos of St. Julien and the Square Viviani from May 2006 on a French blog called myworldforyou. Scroll down to view the photos of St. Julien.
• Painting of St. Julien dated 1913 on the E.C. Benezit website Click on the thumbnail to see a slightly larger image.
• Print of St. Julien by Donald Shaw MacLaughlan on the National Gallery of Canada website. (St. Julien is shown in reverse in the print, although the signature clearly shows that this is the way the image was originally printed).
• Photo of the north side of St. Julien on L'architecture des églises de Paris website. Click on the small image to see a much larger one. This site also has information about other Paris churches.
• A Salvador Dali print entitled "Notre Dame" showing St. Julien and another Dali print of St. Julien at the Christine Argillet Gallery website. Click on the thumbnails to see larger images.
• Prospectus for a "Visite" to St. Julien, in April 1921, hosted by members of the French Dada movement. (Click on the link to view or download a larger image). This document is part of the University of Iowa's International Dada Archive.
• Webpage with 12 photos of St. Julien and the Square Viviani. Click on the thumbnails to view enlargements.
• Webpage with 2 photos of the apse of St. Julien, plus other photos of Paris. Click on the images to view enlargements.
• Gator Travels a personal website with two photos of St. Julien, plus photos of St. Severin and Notre Dame.
• The Gallica website, which is a part of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, has digital images of St. Julien as well as numerous texts in digital form which contain references to the church. Use the search box to find the materials.
• Painting of St. Julien le Pauvre by artist John Knudson. Be sure to check out the other works on his website.
• Very nice panoramic view showing the church, the rue St. Julien le Pauvre and the rue Galande, from a personal website.
• Four black-and-white photos on the website of John James. The site features information and photos of Medieval church architecture.
• Comparative view of the rue St. Julien le Pauvre featuring an old postcard and a modern photo. Second comparative view featuring a different old postcard and modern photo. From the Paris Avant website.