Église Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC
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N 45° 18.907 W 073° 20.918
18T E 629437 N 5019283
The Église Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie was constructed in 1800-1801 and is located in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada.
Waymark Code: WMD3C9
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 11/13/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member silverquill
Views: 31

A plaque on the church reads [in French]: "L'église de L'Acadie, dédiée à sainte Marguerite d'Écosse, a été construite en 1800-1801. Les travaux de décoration ont été exécutés, de 1805 à 1825, par Georges et Daniel Finsterer. Le maître-autel fut consacré par Mgr Bourget en 1842."

[English translation]: "The church in Acadia, dedicated to Saint Margaret of Scotland, was constructed in 1800-1801. The work of decoration were executed, from 1805 to 1825, by Georges and Daniel Finsterer. The altar was dedicated by Bishop Bourget in 1842."

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[French]: "L'église de Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie, classée en 1957, est un lieu de culte catholique construit en 1800 et 1801. L'édifice en moellons présente un plan en croix latine composé d'une nef à un vaisseau, d'un transept et d'un choeur plus étroit terminé par une abside en hémicycle. Il est coiffé d'un toit à deux versants légèrement retroussés doté de croupes au transept et d'une croupe ronde à l'abside. La façade, très simple, comprend un oculus dans le pignon, des ouvertures cintrées disposées symétriquement et un clocher sur le faîte. La sacristie en moellons, agrandie en 1841, est greffée à l'abside perpendiculairement au choeur. De plan rectangulaire à un étage et demi, elle est coiffée d'un toit à croupes à versants droits. Une cheminée et un tambour en bois se dressent contre le mur nord. Du côté sud, un petit porche en moellons donne accès au chemin couvert à deux branches, aussi en moellons, reliant l'église, la sacristie et le presbytère. L'église se situe dans le secteur L'Acadie de la ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. Elle fait partie d'un ensemble religieux qui compte, outre le presbytère et le chemin couvert, l'école de fabrique et le cimetière. L'ensemble est isolé des habitations par sa situation sur une langue de terre boisée formée par un méandre de la rivière L'Acadie. L'église bénéficie d'une aire de protection.

Vingt-deux biens mobiliers de l'église de Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie ont été classés en 1964."

[English translation]: "The church of Sainte Marguerite-de-Blairfindie, classified in 1957, is a catholic place of worship built in 1800 and 1801. The building in rubble submitted a plan in Latin cross composed of a nave to a vessel, a transept and a choir narrower finished by an apse in chamber. It is topped with a roof to two slopes slightly beams with a hilltop to the transept and a croup round to the apse. The facade is very simple, includes an oculus has been pierced into in the gable, of arched openings arranged symmetrically and a steeple on the made. The sacristy in rubble, enlarged in 1841, is grafted to the apse perpendicularly to the choir. A rectangular floor plan to a floor and a half, it is topped by a roof to hilltop to catchment rights. A fireplace and a drum in wood is against the north wall. The south side, a small porch in rubble gives access to the path covered with two branches, also in rubble, linking the Church, the sacristy and the presbytery. The church is located in the sector the Acadia of the city of Saint-jean -sur-Richelieu. It is part of a whole religious which account, in addition to the presbytery and the path covered, the school of manufactures and the cemetery. The whole is isolated from homes by its situation on a language of forested land formed by a meander of the river the Acadie. The church benefited from an area of protection.

Twenty-two movable assets of the church of Sainte Marguerite-de-Blairfindie were classified in 1964."

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Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1800

Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque

If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Catholic

If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday

Street address of Church:
1464, Chemin du Clocher
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC Canada


Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]

If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed

Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed

Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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