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Regional meeting of the Cercle des Fermières in 1949, Saint-Lazare

The Cercle des Fermières de Saint-Lazare was established in June of 1943. In September 1949, it hosted a regional meeting which brought together many delegates. The Cercle des […]

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 […]

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes sanctuary in Rigaud, 1956

Outdoor Sunday mass at the Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes sanctuary in front of the new building built in 1954.

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes sanctuary, Rigaud, 2017

Today, the Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes sanctuary is a place of pilgrimage renown in Canada, Latin America and Europe. It welcomes thousands of pilgrims each summer who come gather in this […]

Miraculous stream of the Rigaud mountain around 1925

Near the Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes sanctuary in the Rigaud mountain runs a stream of crystal clear water. For many years now, pilgrims come to draw this special water to which […]

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes sanctuary in Rigaud during the 1924 Jubilee celebration

The year 1924 marks the 50th anniversary of the sanctuary since the installation of the Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes statue in one of the mountain’s caves in 1874. Pilgrims from all […]

Reconstitution of the seigneurial 1740 chapel in Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, 1953

As farmers were working in their fields, in the Pointe-du-Moulin sector in Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, they found a lead plaque amid buried stones, bearing Latin inscriptions and the date of […]

Très-Sainte-Trinité Catholic church, Dorion around 1955

Before the merger of both municipalities in 1994, the towns of Vaudreuil and Dorion were distinct. The Dorion municipality was more recent than Vaudreuil, which had developed around […]

First Catholic church of Saint-Ignace d’Antioche in Coteau-du-Lac

The parish community proudly posed in front of the first Catholic church of Saint-Ignace d’Antioche in Coteau-du-Lac. This church, built between 1849 and 1854, was completely demolished by […]

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

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 […]