Zürich, Switzerland
1898
Lausanne, Switzerland
1918
Basel, Switzerland
1894
Geneva, Switzerland
19th century
Geneva, Switzerland
1824
Geneva, Switzerland
1903
Lausanne, Switzerland
1993
Bern, Switzerland
1894
Riehen, Switzerland
1997
Basel, Switzerland
1931-1936
Zürich, Switzerland
1967
Delémont, Switzerland
1909
Geneva, Switzerland
1877
Zürich, Switzerland
1952
Fribourg, Switzerland
1774
Geneva, Switzerland
1755
Brugg, Switzerland
1912
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
2001
Schwyz, Switzerland
1936
The Church of St Eustace was built between 1532-1632. St Eustace"s is considered a masterpiece of late Gothic architecture. The church’s reputation was strong enough of the time for it to be chosen as the location for a young Louis XIV to receive communion. Mozart also chose the sanctuary as the location for his mother’s funeral. Among those baptised here as children were Richelieu, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, future Madame de Pompadour and Molière, who was also married here in the 17th century. The last rites for Anne of Austria, Turenne and Mirabeau were pronounced within its walls. Marie de Gournay is buried there.
The origins of Saint Eustache date back to 13th century. The church became a parish church in 1223, thanks to a man named Jean Alais who achieved this by taxing the baskets of fish sold nearby, as granted by King Philip Augustus. To thank such divine generosity, Alais constructed a chapel dedicated to Sainte-Agnès, a Roman martyr.