Church of La Visitation-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie

Church of La Visitation-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie

Coordinates: 45°34′14″N 73°39′41″W / 45.570500°N 73.661493°W / 45.570500; -73.661493
Location	1847, Gouin Boulevard, Montreal
Country	Canada
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Founder(s)	Guillaume Chambon
Dedication	Virgin Mary
Consecrated	1752 by Henri-Marie Dubreil de Pontbriand
Architecture
Status	Church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Philippe Liébert
Architectural type	Church
Groundbreaking	1749
Completed	1752
Specifications
Materials	Fieldstone

The Church of La Visitation-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie (in French: Église de la Visitation de la Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie) is a church in the neighbourhood of Recollet Falls in Montreal. The oldest church on the island of Montreal, it was built between 1749 and 1752.

The interior

Gallery

External links

Fiche de L'église de la Visitation de la Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie de la Fondation du patrimoine religieux du Québec

History of Montreal

Topics	Hochelaga Fort Ville-Marie Notre-Dame de Montréal Governor of Montreal Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Sulpice Seminary Battle of Long Sault Old Montreal Great Peace of Montreal Citadel Grey Nuns 1732 earthquake Capitulation of Montreal American occupation North West Company Bank of Montreal Lachine Canal List of Mayors Burning of the Parliament Great Fire of 1852 Gavazzi Riots Victoria Bridge Golden Square Mile Oldest buildings Ouimetoscope St. Lawrence Seaway Expo 67 Sir George Williams affair Murray-Hill riot October Crisis Montreal Metropolitan Commission Montreal Urban Community 1976 Summer Olympics Overdale École Polytechnique massacre Montreal merger Concordia University Netanyahu riot Dawson College shooting National Historic Sites in Montreal

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