Fontaine Saint-Sulpice, built between 1843 and 1848, depicts four figures who represent four French religious figures of the 17th century. In French, the fountain is also called 'La Fontaine des quatre points cardinaux', which means 'Fountain of the four points of the compass' or 'Fountain of the four not cardinals'. The latter is a pun, because 'points cardinaux' is a play on words, as the four bishops in the fountain, while well known, were never cardinals. The fountain is at the front of the church of the Saint Sulpice in Place Saint-Sulpice in the 6th arrondissement.
