Church_of_Saint-Léon-de-Westmount

Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount

Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount

Church in Quebec, Canada

The Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount (French: Église Saint-Léon de Westmount) is a Roman Catholic church located in Westmount, Quebec at 4311 De Maisonneuve Boulevard West. Built in 1901, the church was designed by well known Montreal architect Georges-Alphonse Monette and decorated by Guido Nincheri from 1901 to 1903, using the wet plaster buon fresco technique.[1] Designed in the Romanesque Revival style, and featuring an Italianate façade with bell tower, the Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1997 and plaqued in 1999.[2][3]

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Romain Pelletier was notably the church's organist from 1909 to 1951.[4] His brother Frédéric Pelletier also briefly served as choirmaster at the church.

  • Exterior
  • Interior
  • Sanctuary
  • Vault
  • Stained-glass window
  • Stained-glass window
  • Stained-glass window
  • Stained-glass window

References

  1. [1]
    Les belles églises du Québec: Montréal by André Croteau
  2. [2]
    "Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount". Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada. Parks Canada. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  3. [3]
    Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  4. [4]
    Gilles Potvin. "Romain Pelletier". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2010-02-13.
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