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Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont

Church or cathedral · Paris · France 🇫🇷

The shrine of Saint Genevieve, patron saint of Paris, and of Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, where Blaise Pascal and Jean Racine are buried. from its own pages ↗

Free to visit — no ticket needed

A public place: nothing is sold and no booking exists. Anyone selling you a ticket for it is not official.

saintetiennedumont.fr

Our check

What we established Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont: the official site is saintetiennedumont.fr. Its Wikidata entry, Q583251, names the same official site. Added to our site on .

What our tests checked We last tested the link to its site on : it answered over a secure connection. That shows the link works; on its own, it does not prove who runs the site. We last read saintetiennedumont.fr, dioceseparis.fr, paris.fr for this page on .

Admission prices
Free Push open the door of a Parisian church
Free entry
gratuitement
An opportunity to admire paintings free of charge, sometimes signed by great masters

Ticket names translated from French · the venue's own wording is in the quote below

stated on paris.fr/pages/cinq-activites-gratuites-a-faire-a-paris-quand-il-pleut-24391 · checked 2026-10-23 5 free activities to do in Paris when it rains… Admire masterpieces in the churches Heavy rain? Push open the door of a Parisian church. An opportunity to admire paintings free of charge, sometimes signed by great masters, such as Eugène Delacroix or Carle van Loo.
Translation · original in French5 activités gratuites à faire à Paris quand il pleut … Admirer des chefs-d’œuvre dans les églises Pluie battante ? Poussez la porte d’une église parisienne. L’occasion d’y admirer gratuitement des tableaux parfois signés de grands maîtres, comme Eugène Delacroix ou Carle van Loo.

Practical

Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont: address

Place Sainte-Geneviève 75005 ParisOpen in Google Maps →✓ saintetiennedumont.fr · 2026-10-23

Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont: opening hours

The church is open Monday from 14:30 to 19:30

Tuesday to Saturday from 8 to 19:30 and Sunday from 8 to 20:00.

Translation · original in FrenchL'église est ouverte lundi de 14h30 à 19h30, du mardi au samedi de 8h à 19h30 et dimanche de 8h à 20h.
✓ saintetiennedumont.fr/a-propos/visiter-leglise · 2026-10-23

Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont: what should I know before visiting?

Individually or in groups you can come to visit it, admire the art displayed there, pray. During religious services (mass, funeral, baptism, wedding...), circulation in the church is prohibited in order not to disturb the celebration.
Translation · original in FrenchIndividuellement ou en groupe vous pouvez venir la visiter, y admirer l'art qui s'y déploie, y prier. Pendant les offices religieux (messe, obsèques, baptême, mariage...), la circulation dans l'église est interdite, afin de ne pas perturber la célébration.
✓ saintetiennedumont.fr/a-propos/visiter-leglise · 2026-10-23

Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont: how to get there

Metro: Maubert-Mutualité; RER: Luxembourg; Bus: 84, 89.
Translation · original in FrenchMétro : Maubert-Mutualité ; RER : Luxembourg ; Bus : 84, 89.
✓ dioceseparis.fr/-saint-etienne-du-mont-698-.html · 2026-10-23

This church begun in 1492 was not consecrated until 1626. It combines flamboyant Gothic with Renaissance style.

Translation · original in French

Cette église commencée en 1492 ne fut consacrée qu’en 1626. Elle allie le gothique flamboyant au style renaissance.

Free entry — official site →
You will be redirected to saintetiennedumont.fr — This is the venue’s own website.