Church of the Immaculate Conception

The church has played an important role in the life of Lyon since its construction. The Franciscans who built it on the tomb of Saint Bonaventure himself, who died in Lyon in 1274, were very close to the common people. Very spontaneously, they welcomed in their church the craftsmen and workers of the capital of the Gauls. With the support of Cardinal Barbarin, and the endorsement of Pope Francis, the church was erected as a Minor Basilica. Enlarged in the 15th century, Saint-Bonaventure became the church of the Corporate Confraternities, which financed the construction, from 1471 to 1625, of several chapels that were often well cared for (chapel including Sainte-Geneviève).

The Saint-Nizier church is one of the most important places of worship in Lyon, both for its antiquity and its architecture. Entirely rebuilt in the 14th and 15th centuries in a flamboyant Gothic style, the church has been a listed building since 1840.

The Great Synagogue in Lyon is an Ashkenazi synagogue completed in 1864 by architect Abraham Hirsch. This Neo-Romanesque stone building still serves as a synagogue.