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Category: The 1940s

St. James Anglican church in Hudson around 1940

St. James Anglican church in Hudson around 1940

From 1830, the Anglican local community shared with the Methodist community the location of a small school for its religious services. In 1841, the Anglicans welcomed their first […]
Altar of repose during Corpus Christi in 1946, Dorion

Altar of repose during Corpus Christi in 1946, Dorion

Up until the 1960s, Corpus Christi, celebrated 60 days after Easter, was the cause for great manifestations of piety in the parish streets. The procession of children, musicians, […]
Rigaud and the Catholic church around 1940

Rigaud and the Catholic church around 1940

At the heart of the town, the Sainte-Madeleine church steeples mark the vast landscape.
First baptism at the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Catholic church in Dorion, 1949

First baptism at the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Catholic church in Dorion, 1949

In 1947, because of the increase in population, it was decided to establish the Saint-Jean-Baptiste parish and build a church. The construction plans were entrusted to architects Siméon […]
Sainte-Madeleine Catholic church in Rigaud around 1940

Sainte-Madeleine Catholic church in Rigaud around 1940

The twin steeples of the imposing Sainte Madeleine church in Rigaud are seen from far away. This church, built in 1920 by architects Louis-Zéphirin Gauthier (1842-1922) and Joseph-Égilde-Césaire […]