Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount

Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount
Saint-Léon de Westmount Church
45°29′08″N 73°35′31″W / 45.485560°N 73.591940°WCoordinates: 45°29′08″N 73°35′31″W / 45.485560°N 73.591940°W
Location	Westmount, Quebec
Country	Canada
Denomination	Catholic Church
History
Founded	1901
Architecture
Status	active
Architect(s)	Georges-Alphonse Monette;
Architectural type	Neo-Gothic
Administration
Province	Canada
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	1997

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]

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.

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

References

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

External links

• Paroisse Saint-Léon de Westmount (French)