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175 Paris, St Joseph des épinettes, an art deco jewel

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I really liked this early twentieth century brick church. In particular, there are some of my all-time favourite Stations of the Cross, a fine cross in empty space, and an altar table, lectern and tabernacle in quietly decorative style. The baptismal font and some of the crucifixes are also worth the trip. The organ has many pipes. The church was built in 1909 and opened in 1910, named after the local neighbourhood. It looks very contemplative, but apparently the bloody shirt of a young Catholic working man, who had been killed in an attack on a Catholic procession, was buried in the foundations of the building.