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Death of architect Frédérick Dawson
As an architect, one of his proudest accomplishments was designing the Notre-Dame-de-Pompei Catholic Church on Sauvé St. Dawson has the distinction of being the only architect to have designed…
Religious archives, "great forgotten ones in the reflection on Quebec's cultural heritage"
Private archives, and more specifically religious archives, are "the great forgotten ones in the reflection on Quebec's cultural heritage", deplores the Canadian Society of the History of…
Ottawa donates $ 1 million to Notre-Dame Basilica
Canada Economic Development is disbursing 1 million to help the basilica get through the health crisis that is shaking up the tourism industry. Notre-Dame Basilica is one of the most frequented sites…
Pandemic and churches: a devastating marriage
The closure of places of worship is another hard blow for the factories of small Catholic parishes, many of which were already struggling with financial difficulties, long before the pandemic. Read the…
On the trail of Canada's premier organ builder
There is no doubt that reading this story about a certain François Grouard could inspire filmmakers and screenwriters ! Written in the form of a police investigation, this article examines a claim…
Train young people for the NBA ... and life
Entering the old church on 2nd Street in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, we see that the basketball training sessions of the Dynasty Sports Institute are taking place on a field built where masses once took…
Major work begins at the Saint-Esprit-de-Rosemont church
The Saint-Esprit-de-Rosemont Church, the only Art Deco-style church in the city, will be the subject of major masonry work from January. The facade of the emblematic building on rue Masson must be completely…