Saint-Aetienne-Des-Gres, Paris (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Saint-Etienne-des-Gres was a church and parish in Paris, France, formerly located in the Latin Quarter. Saint-Etienne-des-Gres was one of the early centers of Christianity in Paris; it stood on the site of an oratory which was erected by St. Denis to St. Stephen. It was destroyed during the French Revolution. The church notably contained a Black Madonna, the Notre Dame de Bonne Delivrance (Our Lady of Good Deliverance), also known as the Black Madonna of Paris. The statue dates from the 14th century, replacing an 11th-century version. It is 150 centimeters (59.1 in) tall, and made from painted limestone.