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Category: Funerary and Commemorative

Saint-Michel Catholic church, Vaudreuil-Dorion, 2016

Saint-Michel Catholic church, Vaudreuil-Dorion, 2016

Rear view of the Saint-Michel Catholic church and cemetery.
Seigneurial chapel of the Saint-Michel Catholic church circa 1928, Vaudreuil

Seigneurial chapel of the Saint-Michel Catholic church circa 1928, Vaudreuil

The church boasts a seigneurial chapel, situated in the right transept of the building. It is dedicated to the family Chartier de Lobtinière-Harwood. Since the construction of the […]
Cemetery on a cliff, Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal Catholic church, Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, 2003

Cemetery on a cliff, Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal Catholic church, Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, 2003

The large staircase descending towards the Saint-Lawrence River is unique and offers a breathtaking view.
Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal church cemetery, Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, 2010

Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal church cemetery, Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, 2010

Inaugurated in 1951, the cimetière de la Falaise (cemetery on a cliff) was designed by Abbot Valérien Carrière who was inspired by multi-leveled vineyards that he had visited […]
Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal church cemetery in 1928, Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot

Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal church cemetery in 1928, Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot

The old cemetery was used for burials as early as 1774. However, during his pastoral visit in 1792, Bishop Jean-François Hubert  (1739-1797) noticed the lack of a fence […]
Aerial view of the parish center of Saint-Michel de Vaudreuil, 2015

Aerial view of the parish center of Saint-Michel de Vaudreuil, 2015

The city of Vaudreuil-Dorion lays on the edge of the Vaudreuil bay (Lake of Two Mountains). At the city’s center, the 1789 seignorial Saint-Michel de Vaudreuil church and […]
Rear view of Saint-Médard Catholic church, Les Coteaux, 2011

Rear view of Saint-Médard Catholic church, Les Coteaux, 2011

The new owners of the Saint-Médard church in Les Coteaux must get used to having as a backyard a still active cemetery.
Aerial view of the Très-Saint-Rédempteur municipality, 2015

Aerial view of the Très-Saint-Rédempteur municipality, 2015

An aerial view of the Très-Saint-Rédempteur municipality including the parish center and main road on which the vast majority of this town of 950 inhabitants is built. Over […]
Côte St. George Presbyterian church, 2017

Côte St. George Presbyterian church, 2017

Built in 1866, the Côte St. George Presbyterian church lies on the outskirts of the Saint-Télesphore village center. The church was built on a country hill near the […]
Parish center of Old Vaudreuil, 2017

Parish center of Old Vaudreuil, 2017

In Vaudreuil-Dorion, the historic Saint-Michel Catholic church built in 1789, presbytery and cemetery in the heart of Old Vaudreuil.