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Quebec announces $20M in funds to preserve province's religious heritage
The $ 20 million investment in the preservation of religious cultural heritage for 2019-2020 is a record sum since the introduction of the aid program in 1995. Nathalie Roy, Minister of Culture and Communications…

Saint-Hyacinthe: a city to the rescue of its jewels
While other municipalities are sacrificing their heritage, Saint-Hyacinthe has invested in the acquisition of religious buildings. The blessed city of preservation? Pilgrimage 30 minutes from Montreal.…

An uncertain future for Waterloo's St. Luke's Church
For sale since 2018, Waterloo's St. Luke Church is today at the heart of a collective reflection on its future. Since this neo-gothic-inspired building still has not attracted buyers, a change in…

Beautiful discoveries at the Church of the Visitation
While doing work inside the Church of the Visitation, this spring, the restoration specialists have discovered a craft work dating from the very beginning of the post-Conquest around around 1773. A nice…

A Project that Highlights Religious Heritage is Illustrated
The Marguerite-Michel bell enhancement project, from Saint-Denis' church, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, has won the "Jury's Coup de coeur" award as part of the Prix Action patrimoine, in…

Phase 1 of the restoration work on the Amos Cathedral has begun
Scaffolding was installed to clean the masonry and concrete blocks of the building. To date, donations and financial commitments total $ 1,625,000. The president of the Heritage Foundation of Amos Cathedral,…

Newsletter Volume 19, Number 1, Spring 2019
The Québec Religious Heritage Council his pleased to put its Spring Newsletter online. Enjoy!