The Église Sainte-Rosalie is a Roman Catholic church in the 13th arrondissement of Paris

XIIIe arrondissement

The 13th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France....

, built in 1869 in the honour of Rosalie Rendu

Rosalie Rendu

Blessed Rosalie Rendu, D.C. . She was the eldest of four girls. Her parents, simple living mountain people and small property owners, enjoyed a certain affluence and true respect throughout the area. Baptized the day she was born in the parish church of Lancrans, she was given the name Jeanne-Marie...

, also known as Sister Rosalie.
The church is located at n°50, boulevard Auguste-Blanqui

Boulevard Auguste-Blanqui

The Boulevard Auguste-Blanqui is a boulevard in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. It is one of the main arteries linking the Place d'Italie with the Place Denfert-Rochereau....

, at the junction of rue Corvisart.

The church is part of a charitable foundation created by the Abbot Le Rebours, curate of La Madeleine

Église de la Madeleine

L'église de la Madeleine is a Roman Catholic church occupying a commanding position in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It was designed in its present form as a temple to the glory of Napoleon's army...

 (1822-1894) given over to the Lazarists

Lazarists

Congregation of the Mission is a vowed order of priests and brothers associated with the Vincentian Family, a loose federation of organizations who claim St. Vincent de Paul as their founder or Patron...

 (founded by Vincent de Paul

Vincent de Paul

Vincent de Paul was a priest of the Catholic Church who became dedicated to serving the poor. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. He was canonized in 1737....

).

A chapel bearing the name Chapelle Sainte-Rosalie was constructed in 1859 on a large site the Abbot had acquired on the now defunct Rue de Gentilly.