Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount explained

Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount
Country:Canada
Denomination:Catholic Church
Founded Date:1901
Status:active
Architect:Georges-Alphonse Monette
Architectural Type:Neo-Gothic
Province:Canada

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]

Romain Pelletier was notably the church's organist from 1909 to 1951.[3] His brother Frédéric Pelletier also briefly served as choirmaster at the church.

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Notes and References

  1. Les belles églises du Québec: Montréal by André Croteau
  2. Web site: Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount. Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada. Parks Canada. 29 July 2011.
  3. Web site: Romain Pelletier . . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100213063626/http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0003916 . 2010-02-13 .