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Chapelle de l'Humanité

5 rue Payenne 75003 Paris
  • Paris
  • Île-de-France

Free visit of the Chapel of Humanity

Free visit of the Chapel of Humanity, built according to the plans of a temple of Humanity imagined by philosopher Auguste Comte.
17 i 18 septiembre 2022Passed
® Maison d'Auguste Comte

The Chapel of Humanity is the last remaining positivist temple in Europe. Built by the Brazilian positivists in 1903, its plans were designed by the French philosopher Auguste Comte, the founder of positivism, who wanted to build a "great temple of humanity". He designed one of the greatest philosophical systems of the 19th century. After writing the monumental Cours de Philosophie Positive, he met Clotilde de Vaux in 1844 and maintained an intense correspondence with her during the year 1845, "the unparalleled year". But Clotilde died of tuberculosis in 1846, in his home on Rue Payenne. It was under his influence that Count imagined a religion whose worship is humanity itself. Conceived as a secular temple, the chapel houses the element of this concrete worship in the form of a pantheon, taking up the positivist calendar that paid homage every day to great men (scientists, thinkers, writers, poets, etc.). The singularity of this place, very rarely open to the public, is an element of striking curiosity to discover.

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Chapelle de l'Humanité
5 rue Payenne 75003 Paris
  • Paris
  • Île-de-France
The Chapel of Humanity is the last remaining positivist temple in Europe. Built by the Brazilian positivists in 1903, its plans were designed by the French philosopher Auguste Comte, founder of positivism which vowed the building of a "great temple of humanity". He designed one of the greatest philosophical systems of the 19th century. After writing the monumental Cours de Philosophie Positive, he met Clotilde de Vaux in 1844 and maintained an intense correspondence with her during the year 1845, "the year without equal". But Clotilde died of tuberculosis in 1846, at his home on Rue Payenne. It is under his influence that Comte imagined a religion whose cult is humanity itself. Conceived as a secular temple, the chapel houses the element of this concrete cult in the form of a pantheon, taking up the positivist calendar which paid homage every day to the great men (scholars, thinkers, writers, poets…). The singularity of this place, very rarely open to the public, is an element of strik
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Musée, salle d'exposition, Monument historique