The Society of Saint-Sulpice is a Catholic religious order. A religious order is an organization of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with religious devotion. ...

It was founded in Paris by Jean-Jacques Olier in 1642 for the purpose of educating priests. The Sulpician seminaries, above all the one in Paris, were famed for their solid orthodox teaching and high moral tone. In the 18th century, they became fashionable, attracting the sons of the nobility, and producing a large percentage of the French Church's hierarchy. The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ...

The huge classicizing Late Baroque Church of Saint-Sulpice, where the Sulpicians had their headquarters, is much visited by tourists in Paris. Its building in several campaigns, lasted from 1646, when the cornerstone was laid of a Sulpician church to replace the cramped Gothic structure, until 1745, when the full church was finally consecrated, and occupied the talents of a series of architects. The chancel was the work of Christophe Gamard, Louis Le Vau and Daniel Gittard, but the work was completed by Gilles-Marie Oppenord, a student of François Mansart, 1714-1745. The façade, originally by Giovanni Servandoni has been modified by Jean Chalgrin and others. Nineteenth-century redecorations to the interior, after some Revolutionary damage, when Saint-Sulpice became a Temple of Victory, include work of Eugène Delacroix. Jules Massenet set an act of Manon at fashionable Saint-Sulpice. Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint In arts, the Baroque (or baroque) is both a period and the style that dominated it. ... Louis Le Vau (1612 – 1670) was a French architect who worked for Louis XIV of France. ... Eugène Delacroix (portrait by Nadar) Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (April 26, 1798 - August 13, 1863) was an important painter from the French romantic period. ... Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (May 12, 1842 - August 13, 1912) was a French composer. ... Manon is an opera by Jules Massenet. ...

Its organ, in Chalgrin's magnificent case, was one of France's most famous even before it was enlarged in 1862 into one of the "100-stop" Romantic instruments by the 19th-century organ-builder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll; its organists have also been renowned starting with Nicolas Sejan in the 18th century. Charles-Marie Widor (organist 1870-1933) and Marcel Dupré (organist 1934-1971) were two of great organists of the 20th century. An organ is the following: In anatomy, an organ is a group of tissues which perform some function. ... Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (February 4, 1811–October 13, 1899) was a French pipe organ builder. ... Charles-Marie Jean Albert Widor (February 21, 1844 – March 12, 1937) was a French organist, composer and teacher. ... Marcel Dupré Marcel Dupré (May 3, 1886–May 30, 1971), was a French organist and composer. ...

Saint Sulpicius, after whom the order and the church are named, was a 7th century bishop of Bourges in Aquitaine noted for his piety and his resistance to the tyranny of the Merovingian kings of France. Capital Bordeaux Area 41,309 km² Regional President Alain Rousset ( PS) (since 1998) Population   - 2004 estimate   - 1999 census   - Density (Ranked 6th) 3,049,000 2,908,359 74/km² (2004) Arrondissements 18 Cantons 235 Communes 2,296 Départements Dordogne Gironde Landes Lot-et-Garonne Pyrénées-Atlantiques Aquitaine... For other uses of the term Merovingian, see Merovingian (disambiguation). ...

The Sulpicians played a major role in the founding of the Canadian city of Montréal, where they engaged in missionary activities, as well as in the training of priests. In 1657 Olier, shortly before his death, sent four priests ((Gabriel de Queylus, Sovart, d'Allet, and Galinier)) to take over from the Jesuit Fathers. In 1794, twelve Sulpicians fled persecution by the National Convention and emigrated to Montreal, Quebec. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, the Sulpicians of Montreal would have become extinct had not the English Government humanely opened Canada to the priests persecuted during the French Revolution. Under the previous French Colonial government, the King of France had granted the Sulpician Order large parcels of land in Montreal. The Catholic Encyclopedia also records that after lengthy disputes, in 1840 the possessions of the Sulpician Order, coveted by the English business agents, were recognized by the British Crown and the Sulpicians were free to keep all their holdings and to continue undisturbed their work for the Church and society. Included in their vast land holdings was the property through which the Lachine Canal was built and after convincing the government to designate the property on the banks of the canal as industrial zones, the Order began selling off parcels for industrial development at enormous profits that helped finance their good works. Events January 8 - Miles Sindercombe, would-be-assassin of Oliver Cromwell, and his group are captured in London February - Admiral Robert Blake defeats the Spanish West Indian Fleet in a battle over the seizure of Jamaica. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about a legislative body and constitutional convention during the French Revolution. ... This article needs cleanup. ... The Catholic Encyclopedia is an English-language encyclopedia published in 1913 by the Roman Catholic Church, designed to give authoritative information on the entire cycle of Catholic interests, action and doctrine. Starting in 1993, the encyclopedia (now in the public domain) was placed on the Internet through a world-wide... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... The period of the French Revolution is very important in the history of France and the world. ... -1... The Lachine Canal in 1920 The Lachine Canal is a canal passing through the southwestern part of the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, through the boroughs of Lachine on land originally granted by the King of France to the Sulpician Order. ...

On 10 July 1791 St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore was established by four Sulpicians: Francis Charles Nagot, Anthony Gamier, Michael Levadoux, and John Tessier who were fleeing the French Revolution. They purchased the One Mile Tavern on the edge of the city, dedicated the house to the Blessed Virgin, and in October opened classes with five students whom they had brought from France, becoming the first Suplician Order in the United States. In 1898, at the invitation of San Francisco archbishop Patrick William Riordan, the Sulpicians founded Saint Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, California. July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 1791 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the city in the US state of Maryland. ... The period of the French Revolution is very important in the history of France and the world. ... Blessed Virgin Mary A traditional Catholic picture displayed sometimes in homes. ... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Saint Patrick Seminary and University in Menlo Park, California is a Roman Catholic post-graduate seminary whose primary mission is the formation of clergy for Western and Pacific Rim dioceses, orders, religious congregations and secular institutes. ... Menlo Park Civic Center includes gardens, a park and an artificial lake. ...

See also: Collège de Montréal

External links

• Church and organ of St-Sulpice: (in French and English)
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