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

Restauration of pews in the Saint-Michel Catholic church, Vaudreuil-Dorion, 2011

Considered as a historic jewel by the community, the church regularly undergoes cleaning and restauration work. The last major renovation was held in 2016 as the entire sanctuary […]

Inventory and documentation of religious objects, Saint-Télesphore Catholic church, 2010

In 2009, the Société des musées du Québec and the Conseil du patrimoine religieux du Québec, financed by the Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communications, chose to invest […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]