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On April 5, 1864 in the city hall of the 8th arrondissement of Paris, Émile Péreire married Suzanne Chevalier. Born in 1840, Isaac Émile Péreire was the son of the banker Émile Péreire. His wife Suzanne was the daughter of Guillaume Auguste Chevalier, who had been Principal Private Secretary to Napoleon III, and the niece of Michel Chevalier. The two families were already linked by their common adherence to the theories of Saint-Simon. The scandal that arose in parts of the audience following the religious wedding reveals the tensions that existed over weddings between Jews and Catholics within the Church itself. The inquest carried out at the initiative of the apostolic nuncio in Paris can also be understood as part of the struggle between the gallican Archbishop of Paris, Monsignor Darboy, and the Vatican hierarchy. On the occasion of this wedding, the highest Christian officials were finally induced to make the position of the Church clear over the disparity of worship between the husband and his wife. In addition, instructions were specifically expressed about the part that must be played by the priest and the liturgy that must follow the wishes of the Episcopal hierarchy.