Religious Archives | Page 6 of 7 | In the steeple’s shadows from yesterday to today – The story of the churches of Vaudreuil-Soulanges

St. Mary Anglican Church around 1950, Hudson

The church was built in 1867 thanks to the initiative of Captain Robert Ward Shepherd (1819-1895), president of the naval company on the Outaouais River, and a business […]

Parish center of Saint-Télesphore, 2010

Rain or shine, church steeples are geographical landmarks that indicate the location of a village.

Aerial view of the Sainte-Justine-de-Newton municipality, 2015

The Sainte-Justine municipality was created in the old Newton Township. The church was built in 1865-1866 to ensure a French-speaking and catholic presence on this territory situated on […]

Church road in the Coteau-Station municipality around 1915

At the heart of the town, the parish center can be identified thanks to the names of the streets, buildings or public spaces surrounding it. It is these […]

Saint-Polycarpe Catholic church around 1920, Saint-Polycarpe

The Saint-Polycarpe church was built in 1839 facing the Delisle River at the heart of the municipality bearing the same name. Originally, the place was called Rivière-Delisle and […]

Notre-Dame-de-Protection Catholic church, Terrasse-Vaudreuil, 2017

This church was built in 1950 by architects René Charbonneau (1881-1969) and his son Gérard Charbonneau (1907-1999). It was purchased by the municipality of Terrasse-Vaudreuil as a community […]

Saint-Clet Catholic church in the Saint-Clet municipality, 2007

The parish of Saint-Clet was created as requested by the population who wished to have a place of worship in their rural village, which was far from the […]

Inside Saint-Pierre Catholic church, Pointe-des-Cascades, 2015

Due to the decreasing number of parishioners, the diocese chose to abolish the parish in 2006. However, before the church was closed and put up for sale, the […]

Saint-Pierre Catholic church, Pointe-des-Cascades, 2018

The small municipality of Pointe-des-Cascades is situated between the Saint Lawrence River and the Soulanges canal. This little hamlet has long been joined with the neighboring municipality of […]

Sainte-Thérèse-de-l’Enfant-Jésus Catholic chapel around 1935, Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac

This small agglomeration came into existence following the arrival of vacationers of the Montreal bourgeoisie. They would spend their summer vacations in cottages on the shores of the […]

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.

Sainte-Anne Catholic chapel, Dalhousie (Saint-Télésphore), 2018

The chapel was privately purchased in 2013. The owner kept the building intact, except for an annex in the right side, and uses it as a workshop and […]