Category: Religious & ceremonial objects

Stained-glass, Sainte-Madeleine Catholic church, Rigaud, 2010

This large stained-glass window was incorporated into the building and placed on the left-hand side of the sanctuary. It represents the apparition of the Sacred Heart of Jesus […]

Ecce Homo, Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal Catholic church, Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, 2011

Ecce Homo is Latin for: “here is the man” as Ponce Pilate said when presenting Jesus, wearing a crown of thorns, to the crowd. This oil on canvas, […]

Interior of the Sainte-Justine-de-Newton Catholic church around 1935, Sainte-Justine-de-Newton

The Sainte-Justine-de-Newton church, opened in 1866, was built by contractor and artisan François Archambault (1839-1909) from plans designed by architect Victor Bourgeau (1809-1888). François Archambault also did the […]

Interior of the Saint-Télesphore Catholic church, Saint-Télesphore, 2010

The Saint-Télesphore church was finished in 1882 and still boasts its original interior decoration. Completed in 1894 by painter François-Édouard Meloche (1855-1914) and his collaborator Toussaint-Xénophon Renaud (1860-1946), […]

Côte St. George Presbyterian church interior, Saint-Télesphore, 2003

Large simple ogive windows light the sober interior of this historic church.

Interior of Wyman Memorial church (United Church of Canada), Hudson, 2003

The simple interior is highlighted by the woodwork and pews. Because religious services emphasize words and song, the organ holds an important place in the church’s sanctuary. This […]

Interior of St. James Anglican church, Hudson, 2003

The church interior, although rich and refined, remains true to the spirit of Anglican doctrines. The sparseness of the interior walls emphasizes the woodwork, stained glass windows and […]

Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Catholic church interior, Les Cèdres, 2009

The sanctuary’s decoration confirms that the church is dedicated to the education and protection of the parish’s young men. Indeed, other than saint Joseph, Jesus’ father, we can […]

Sisters of Sainte-Anne Congregation, Saint-Michel de Vaudreuil Catholic church, 1967

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, […]

Wayside cross in Sainte-Marthe around 1935

This large white metal cross was donated by an individual and erected in 1931. Placed on private land, the Sainte-Marthe municipality purchased the lot in 1999 for the […]

Flooded Bois-Vert road (avenue Saint-Charles) in Vaudreuil around 1920

During natural disasters, parishioners would turn to the parish church and the community to implore divine protection.