Altar of Sainte Therese de 
l’Enfant Jesus, Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Paris, France

Altar of Sainte Therese de 
l’Enfant Jesus et de la Sainte Face, also known as Therese Martin, a pilgrim who recovered from a serious disease during mass in the church, surrounded by ex voto plaques, in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Roman catholic convent church built 1629-1740 in Baroque style, on the Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Place des Petits-Peres, 2nd arrondissement, Paris, France. Originally the chapel of the Augustinian fathers, the church was rebuilt from 1656 by Pierre Le Muet, consecrated in 1666 and finished by Sylvain Cartaud. The basilica was once a station on the Compostela pilgrimage route, and is famous for its ex voto offerings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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