Notre-Dame-de-Lorette (French pronunciation: [nɔtʁə dam də lɔʁɛt]) is a Roman Catholic church located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, It was built between 1823 and 1836 in the Neo-classical architectural style by architect Louis-Hippolyte Lebas, in a neighbourhood known as the New Athens, for its many artistic and scholarly residents in the 19th century, including George Sand, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Alexandre Dumas.
[1] A 17th-century chapel dedicated to Notre-Dame-de-Lorette had existed on the same site at 54 rue Lamartine, but during the French Revolution it was nationalised by the Revolutionary government, closed, sold and demolished.
Composer Georges Bizet received his baptism at the church on March 16, 1840, while painter Claude Monet was baptized on May 20, 1841.
Atop the fronton are three statues, depicting the virtues; Faith, carrying a calice and a Bible (right); Charity, with two infants (top); and Hope, represented by a woman with an anchor (left).
[5] The tympanum was made by the sculptor Charles-François Leboeuf-Nanteuil (1792–1865)[6] France's motto Liberté, égalité, fraternité (Liberty, equality, fraternity) was added above the church's main entrance in 1902.
Inside are the statues of Charles-René Laitié, Philippe Joseph Henri Lemaire and Denis Foyatier, who represent the three theological virtues of charity, hope and faith, respectively.
The collateral aisles are separated from the nave and choir by roles of Doric columns, and give access to the side chapels.
The Chapel of the Virgin and of Marriage also has very colorful murals by the painter Victor Orsel (1795–1850), which depict "Litanies of Notre Dame de Lorette".
Roger made direct references to the Italian primitive artists, including Masaccio and Fra Angelico.