Southeast Asian goddess, rosary, Orthodox triptych, 1950s catechism book, and the Virgin Mary
Small religious items can be found at the flea market stalls, such as crucifixes, crosses, rosaries, missals, and Bibles, ex-votos, and prayer beads, as well as iconographic pieces, statuettes, religious paintings (the Virgin Mary, the Infant Jesus, nativity scene figurines, paintings of the Virgin and Child, wooden figures of Christ, etc.) and representations of Hindu or Buddhist deities.
Items and furnishings used in churches for Masses and services can be purchased at the Saint-Ouen Flea Market: altar crosses, ciboria, chalices, monstrances, holy water fonts, offering plates, thabors, chasubles, albs, candles and candelabra, tabernacles, pews, and kneelers…
Numerous works of art and religious objects are available at the various stalls: religious vestments, religious objects, religious silverware, religious textiles, religious antiques, furniture, liturgical objects (ornaments, silverware, banners, gilded bronzes), icons, statues, altars, priestly vestments...
Antique dealer Arnaud Catel (Marché Biron, stall no. 58, aisle 1) offers religious items such as ciboria, chalices, and reliquaries.
Belladone (Marché Dauphine, booth 55) is a booth specializing in curiosities, which also offers religious items: crucifixes, communion paintings, reliquaries with scrolls...
You’re sure to find old religious books at the flea market bookstores (Quran, Torah...).
If you’re passionate about religious iconography and curiosities such as reliquaries, don’t miss a visit to the Basilica of Saint-Denis and its treasury.
