Chronicles
filles du roy, Vieux-Montréal, école, activités, dimanche, événements, muséologie, muséal
musée, collection, patrimoine, histoire, Nouvelle-France, culture

Churches stand tall in the city as in the countryside.  With their bell towers pointing to the heavens, they inspire respect.  In the villages, they are often the only public building.  They are not only places of worship for Roman Catholics, but occasionally also serve as social, artistic and cultural centers.  Moreover, churches offer protection and sanctuary that cannot be violated.

L’ancienne église de Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
© Bibliothèque et
Archives nationales du Québec 2006

This new series of chronicles on the general theme of Churches and their proud bells will help you discover the architecture of churches in Quebec, from the time of the French Regime to the present. Discover the architectural evolution of the beautiful buildings that have resisted time and admire the magnificent sacred sites that are filled with history. 

To complement this series of chronicles, Maison Saint-Gabriel invites you to attend a series of lectures on the theme Presence and permanence of the religious fact in Quebec’s built landscape to be presented in French on March 13 and 27 and April 10, 2007.

First episode
The Architecture of Churches in New France

Second episode
Church Architecture from the time of the Conquest to 1850

Third episode
Église Saint-Étienne de Beaumont

Fourth episode
Église Saint-Denis in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu

Fifth episode
Église La Visitation de la Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie
In Sault-au-Récollet



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