Rome, Italy
72-80 AD
Rome, Italy
315 AD
Rome, Italy
203 AD
Rome, Italy
46 BC
Rome, Italy
8th century BC
Rome, Italy
112 AD
Verona, Italy
c. 30 AD
Rome, Italy
308-312
Rome, Italy
82 AD
Rome, Italy
42 BC
Ercolano, Italy
7th century BCE
Rome, Italy
c. 100 AD
Pompei, Italy
7th century BCE
Catania, Italy
2nd century AD
Rome, Italy
10th century BC
Rome, Italy
13 BC
Taormina, Italy
3rd century BCE
Rome, Italy
28 BC
Rome, Italy
120-80 BC
Rome, Italy
300-400 BC
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.