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45°29′08″N 73°35′31″W / 45.485560°N 73.591940°W / 45.485560; -73.591940
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Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount
Saint-Léon de Westmount Church
45°29′08″N 73°35′31″W / 45.485560°N 73.591940°W / 45.485560; -73.591940
Location Westmount, Quebec
Country Canada
Denomination Catholic Church
History
Statusactive
Founded1901
Architecture
Architect(s) Georges-Alphonse Monette;
Architectural type Neo-Gothic
Administration
Province Canada
Official nameChurch of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1997

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.

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.

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