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The Saint-Pierre de Montmartre church is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the 18th arrondissement of…

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• The Saint-Pierre de Montmartre church is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, at the top of the Montmartre hill, at n°2 rue du Mont-Cenis, west of the Sacré-Cœur basilica. It is one of the two Catholic parish churches of the hillock with the church of Saint-Jean de Montmartre, (At the bottom of the Hill of Montmartre). Started in 1133, the church of Saint-Pierre, one of the oldest in Paris, was completed in 1147, consecrated by Pope Eugene III, a Cistercian. The year 2017 marked the 870th anniversary of its dedication. It was both parish church and abbey church of the royal monastery of the Benedictine nuns of Montmartre. The history of Notre-Dame de Montmartre Abbey came to an abrupt end in 1794. During the Revolution, the last abbess was guillotined and the other nuns were expelled. The abbey and the original statue of the Virgin are destroyed. Threatened several times with demolition, the parish church of Saint-Pierre miraculously survived. In 1876, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre was built. All attention was focused on the new basilica, and the church of Saint Peter was almost forgotten. In 1890, the choir of Saint Pierre threatened to collapse.  In 1896, the closing of the church of Saint Pierre for security reasons seems to be definitive. In 1895, even the clergy questioned the advisability of maintaining the church of Saint Peter once the church of Saint John was completed. However, the decision to save it was taken at the last minute, on October 12, 1897.  The city council finally decided that the church would be preserved in its entirety. The architect Louis Sauvageot was charged with the elaboration of a project. Cardinal Suhard, Archbishop of Paris, officially recognized after 147 years the return of the cult to Notre-Dame de Montmartre in veneration of Notre-Dame de Montmartre, patron saint of artists around the world. The Saint-Pierre church contains seven pieces of furniture classified as historical monuments