Prince Charles III commissioned the Église Saint-Charles in 1879 to serve Monte-Carlo's growing population; Bishop Charles Theuret laid the cornerstone on 11 November 1879, and the church opened on Easter Monday, 26 March 1883, becoming a parish in 1887. Prince Rainier III restored it and renewed the façade for its centenary in 1983. Josephine Baker's family memorial service was held here in 1975.
The building
Avenue Saint-Charles, Monte-Carlo, Monaco – facts from the open sources, each with its source.
Facts
- Address
- Avenue Saint-Charles
- Use
- Place of worshipOpenStreetMap
- Built
- 1879–1883Metro Mode
- Footprint
- 970 m²OpenStreetMap
- Built as
- Parish churchMetro Mode
- Commissioned by
- Prince Charles IIIMetro Mode
- Quartier
- Monte-Carlo
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- Saint-Charlesline 1, line 4 · 1 min on foot
- Beach
- Plage Larvotto10 min on foot
- Port
- Port Hercule Contre-Jetée Light13 min on foot
- From the Casino
- 7 min on footestimate, with the stairs and lifts
- From the Palais
- 24 min on footestimate, with the stairs and lifts
On the map
Saint-Charles Church, its outline lit, on Avenue Saint-Charles.
Building outlines and heights © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
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Sources
Building outline, height, floors, use and address: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0.
Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); the photograph from Wikimedia Commons under its own licence.
Buses: Compagnie des Autobus de Monaco GTFS (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Wikipedia (en): Saint-Charles Church, Monaco
Photo: Aimelaime at French Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Official website stcharles.diocese.mc