The church was first proposed in 1914 as a votive offering for the safety of Paris during the opening stages of World War I, which was attributed to the intervention of Joan of Arc.

Closson proposed an eclectic design dominated by towers that flanked the entry and rose until they joined in a massive Gothic arch.

The nave consisted of three bays, each capped by a cupola and flanked on either side by gabled projections with round windows.

After a long pause the main church, extending into the Place de Torcy was completed in an entirely different design in reinforced concrete in 1964 under the direction of architect Pierre Isnard.

[2] The church's stained glass was executed by Leon Zack, while a statue of Joan of Arc was carried out by Maxime Real del Sarte.