Arts-et-Métiers in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Albert Marcadé

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 2, 2024

1. Albert Marcadé Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

En hommage au chanoine
Albert Marcadé
1866-1951
curé de la Paroisse Sainte-Élisabeth-de-Hongrie
de 1923 à 1947
qui par son action durant l'occupation nazie
a sauvé des familles juives
du IIIeme arrondissement

(In homage to Canon Albert Marcadé (1866-1951), priest of the Parish of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary from 1923 to 1947, who through his actions during the Nazi occupation saved Jewish families from the 3rd arrondissement.)

Erected 2015.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, World II.

Location. 48° 51.96′ N, 2° 21.646′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Arts-et-Métiers. It is on Rue du Temple, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 195 Rue du Temple, Paris, Île-de-France 75003, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Eglise Saint-Elisabeth / Church of Saint Elizabeth (here, next to this marker); Pierre Mendes France

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Lycee Turgot Deported Jewish Student Memorial (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Louis and Germaine Joinet (about 180 meters away); Yves Toudic (about 210 meters away); Le donjon du Temple / The Temple Tower (about 210 meters away); Albert Jean Fernand Lecoq (about 240 meters away); David Liberman (approx. 0.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Albert Marcadé, le curé héroïque (Vivre le Marais…, April 26, 2013, in French). Full title = Albert Marcadé, le curé héroïque de l'église Sainte Elisabeth Excerpt (in translation):

… However, he did not hesitate to take enormous risks and be one of those unsung heroes who came to the aid of Jews persecuted by the Nazis. He established false baptismal certificates by cutting up old parish registers, set up various hiding places around the church to house Jewish families and escaped prisoners, and participated in organizing a network to Nice.

In 1943, he did not hesitate to have the little singers at the Croix de Bois sing the Marseillaise on the steps of the church. After the war, his courageous action earned him
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 2, 2024

2. Albert Marcadé Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here just to the left of the doorway.
the recognition of the Grand Rabbi of Paris, Julien Weill, who addressed him with these words: "I wish to express to you, on behalf of the Consistoire Israélite de Paris, and in my own name, my warmest thanks for the remarkable services that you have rendered to our persecuted and unfortunate brothers....and the homage of my very respectful and religious sympathies".

(Submitted on November 8, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 139 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.