Saint Philippe
du Roule 1 - 2
154, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré ,75008 Paris
Orgue de tribune
1791 - Somer (case of the positif)
1903 - Mutin
1922 - Abbey
1948 - Picaud
1991 - Renaud
2009 - Fossaert / Pellerin & Uys
2019-22 - Jean-Baptiste Gaupillat & Laurent Plet
Saint-Philippe-du-Roule was built in 1774-1784 on the
place of a former chapel. It was designed by Jean-
Francois Chalgrin, with reference to ancient Roman
basilicas. It was an example for many other churches
(e.g. St-Pierre-du-Gross-Callou, Nrtre-Dame-de-
Lorette,. Saint-Denis-du-Saint- Sacrement and Notre-
Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvelle).
The church was extended by an ambulatory and
some chapels, designed by Hippolyte Godde (1843-
1847) et Baltard (1853).
Photo: Jacques Clément
The first organ was the former organ of the Jacobins'
church of St. Honoré street (worked on in 1779 by
Francois-Henry Clicquot), transported to St-Philippe-du-
Roule by Somer, inaugurated in 1799. It was completely
rebuilt by Joseph Merklin in 1861. Charles Mutin built a
new instrument in 1903. Only the case of the Positif was
preserved, but no pipes dated from before the revolution
survived. Abbey renovated the organ in 1922. Renaud
restaurated the organ in 1991, adding two stops. Futher
works were done by Fossaert / Pellerin&Uys in 2009.
In 2019, extensive work on roofs, vaults and ceilings
required the removal and protection of the entire
instrument. All the piping of the Grand-Orgue, Positive
and Pedal is transferred to the workshop of Jean-Baptiste
Gaupillat for storage while the buffet is fully "enceded" in
order to preserve it during the work in the church. This
work is a pretext for a general dusting of the instrument
as well as a small repairs. It’s also an opportunity to put
into operation the 32' Soubasse placed at an unknown
time but whose installation has remained unfinished.
This heavy handling work is carried out in collaboration
with Laurent Plet.
2019-2022: Partial removal and re-inslatallation of the
Great Organ as part of roof restoration works.
Organiste titulaire
Valérie Aujard-Catot
Famous organist in the past: Henri Mulet, Michel
Boulnois
Concerts
Never
Masses with organ
Saturday 6.30 PM
Sunday 9:30, 11 AM and 6:30 PM
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