Temple of the Holy Spirit, Besançon

The Temple du Saint-Esprit (Temple of the Holy Spirit) is a protestant parish located in Besançon, Franche-Comté. The parish is a member of the United Protestant Church of France. The building and its outbuildings were constructed from the 13th century onward and were dedicated to caring for the sick and needy until the eve of the French Revolution. They were acquired in 1842 by the local Reformed community, which reappeared in 1792 after more than two hundred years of prohibition. The architecture and decoration, blending the original Gothic with the 19th-century Troubadour style and Neo-Romanesque, remarkable in their execution and refinement, were classified as a Historic Monument in 1932. Still open for services and visits, the site symbolizes, like the synagogue on Quai Veil-Picard, the longstanding and still vibrant presence of this religious minority.

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