Church in Quebec, Canada
| Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount | |
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 Saint-Léon de Westmount Church | |
| 45°29′08″N 73°35′31″W / 45.485560°N 73.591940°W / 45.485560; -73.591940 | |
| Location | Westmount, Quebec |
| Country | Canada |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| History | |
| Status | active |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Georges-Alphonse Monette; |
| Architectural type | Neo-Gothic |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canada |
| National Historic Site of Canada | |
| Official name | Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1997 |
The Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount (French: Église Saint-Léon de Westmount) is a Roman Catholic church located in Westmount, Quebec at 4311 De Maisonneuve Boulevard West. Built in 1901, the church was designed by well known Montreal architect Georges-Alphonse Monette and decorated by Guido Nincheri from 1901 to 1903, using the wet plaster buon fresco technique. Designed in the Romanesque Revival style, and featuring an Italianate façade with bell tower, the Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1997 and plaqued in 1999.
Romain Pelletier was notably the church's organist from 1909 to 1951. His brother Frédéric Pelletier also briefly served as choirmaster at the church.
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Exterior
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Interior
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Sanctuary
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Vault
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Stained-glass window
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Stained-glass window
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Stained-glass window
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Stained-glass window
References
- Les belles églises du Québec: Montréal by André Croteau
- "Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount". Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada. Parks Canada. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- Gilles Potvin. "Romain Pelletier". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2010-02-13.
External links
- Paroisse Saint-Léon de Westmount (in French)
| National Historic Sites of Canada by location | |
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| Other countries | |
- Roman Catholic churches in Montreal
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1901
- National Historic Sites in Quebec
- Romanesque Revival church buildings in Canada
- Italianate architecture in Canada
- Buildings and structures in Westmount, Quebec
- Roman Catholic churches on the National Historic Sites of Canada register
- 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Canada
- Italianate church buildings