A convent of strict observance of the Order of the
Frères Prêcheurs, it was founded by Father
Sébastien Michaelis in 1611-1613. Closed in 1792, it
gave its name to the famous Jacobin club which
had appropriated it as a meeting place. Located on
the present site of the Saint-Honoré market, it was
destroyed in 1809. During the restoration of the
Dominican order by Brother Henri Lacordaire, a
convent was built at 222 rue du Faubourg-Saint-
Honoré under the name of Convent of the Holy
Sacrament. It regained its former title, convent of
the Annunciation, in 1952. The neo-Romanesque
church was built between 1877 and 1897 by
architect Paul Marbeau.
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Organiste titulaire
Jacques Kauffmann, P. François-Xavier Ledoux
Concerts
Regularly
Masses with organ
Sunday, 9 and 11 AM and 7 PM (vespers)
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Jorris Sauquet Acclamations de Jean Langlais
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The instrument was made by Merklin in 1879 and installed at
the Albert the Great Hall and inaugurated by Gigout and
Guilmant. When the Dominicans were expelled, the church
took the name of Albert the Great Hall where Gigout taught.
In 1894, the organ was equipped with a new buffet, offered by
a generous donor. The instrument was awarded at the 1900
Exhibition-Universal. Later, the stoplist was changed slightly by
the house Cavaillé-Coll-Pleyel.
Between 1953 and 1956, the titular organist at the time Xavier
Guerner made a series of transformations with the help of
Chéron in order to adapt the stoplist to the neo-classical style,
in vogue at the time.
In 1985, a restoration/reconstruction was done by Xavier
Silbermann of Thonon-les-Bains, with a re-harmonization in the
neo-Baroque style.
In 2020, works were done to return to a more romantic
aesthetic by Sébastien Braillon (Illfurth, 68). He changed the
reeds of the Great and the Pedal to reeds according to
Bertounèche's model and replaced a Voix Céleste on the Swell.
Photos : Victor Weller
1879 - Merklin (1)
193x - Cavaillé-Coll-Pleyel (5)
1956 - Xavier Guerner (3a)
1985 - Xavier Silbermann (3a)
2000 - Dargassies (6)
2020 - Sébastien Braillon (3b)
II/30 - mechanical traction
composition
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The instrument was made by Merklin in 1879 and installed at
the Albert the Great Hall and inaugurated by Gigout and
Guilmant. When the Dominicans were expelled, the church
took the name of Albert the Great Hall where Gigout taught.
In 1894, the organ was equipped with a new buffet, offered by
a generous donor. The instrument was awarded at the 1900
Exhibition-Universal. Later, the stoplist was changed slightly by
the house Cavaillé-Coll-Pleyel.
Between 1953 and 1956, the titular organist at the time Xavier
Guerner made a series of transformations with the help of
Chéron in order to adapt the stoplist to the neo-classical style,
in vogue at the time.
In 1985, a restoration/reconstruction was done by Xavier
Silbermann of Thonon-les-Bains, with a re-harmonization in
the neo-Baroque style.
In 2020, works were done to return to a more romantic
aesthetic by Sébastien Braillon (Illfurth, 68). He changed the
reeds of the Great and the Pedal to reeds according to
Bertounèche's model and replaced a Voix Céleste on the Swell.
Organiste titulaire
Jacques Kauffmann, P. François-Xavier Ledoux
Concerts
Regularly
Masses with organ
Sunday, 9 and 11 AM and 7 PM (vespers)
Video
Jacques Kauffmann
Jorris Sauquet Acclamations de Jean Langlais
1879 - Merklin (1)
193x - Cavaillé-Coll-Pleyel (5)
1956 - Xavier Guerner (3a)
1985 - Xavier Silbermann (3a)
2000 - Dargassies (6)
2020 - Sébastien Braillon (3b)