Église Saint-Médard

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Church of Saint-Médard, the only medieval church of Saint-Marcel, built on the site existed here in the IX century, the Chapel of Saint-Médard. The chapel was named for St. Medard, bishop Nuayonskogo of King Clotaire I. According to the chronicles, the bishop was a strong and independent person: about 550, he ordained deaconess Radegund Queen of the Franks, who had fled from unloved husband - Hlotarya.So time on site the chapel was built first Paris bishopric, which was destroyed by the Vikings in the VII century. The bull of Pope Alexander III (1163) refers to the second church of Saint-Médard, which was built at the same place and entrance to the Abbey of St. Genevieve. Building on the current street Mouffetard - is thus the third church dedicated to St. Medaru.Suschestvuyuschy temple began to build in the XV century - a process interrupted by religious wars, it lasted until the XVIII century. In 1561, the Huguenots burned the church after clashes with Catholic parishioners.