Saint-Laurent (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃] ⓘ) is a Catholic church in the 10th arrondissement of Paris at 68 bis Boulevard de Magenta.

It is named for Saint Lawrence, an early Christian martyr who was executed in Rome by the Roman Emperor Valerian in 258 AD.

The art and decoration includes an exceptional collection of 19th and 20th century stained glass windows.

In 1802, under an agreement between Napoleon Bonaparte and the Pope, the exclusive use of the building was finally returned to the Catholic Church.

Between 1862 and 1865, the church underwent another major reconstruction to accommodate the new Paris boulevards built by Napoleon III.

The architect Constant-Defeux demolished the old facade and built a new one aligned with the street, which combined the Flamboyant with the earlier Gothique Classique or High Gothic.

At the top is a sculpture of Christ giving a blessing; it was made by sculptor Aimé-Napoléon Perrey (1813–1883).

[3] The pediment over the portal features a painting by Jean-Paul Baize depicting “the Passion of Saint Lawrence”.

The work is made with enamel paints baked onto lava, stone, a technique which resists great changes of temperature.It was finished in 1870.

[3] The Chapel of the Virgin is an oval chamber located in the apse of the church, behind the choir, and visible from the nave.

He admired the London church windows, and commissioned several windows from British glassmakers for the Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Church, Paris He also brought British glassmakers to Paris to train French craftsmen at the Saint-Laurent workshop.

They also made the window of the Apostles(1846–47), depicting Saints John, Paul, and Peter, as well as Judas.

[3] In the 20th century, new windows were commissioned from the family enterprise founded by Felix Gaudin (1851–1930) in Clermont Ferrand.

Among the distinctive features of the church are the bosses or keystones, hanging sculptures which decorate the centers of the ceiling vaults in the nave, choir and transept.