Église de Saint-Édouard - Saint-Édouard Church - Bécancour, Québec - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

L'église de Saint-Édouard est un lieu de culte de tradition catholique construit de 1842 à 1849 et agrandi par la façade en 1907. L'édifice en pierre 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. Sa façade comporte une tour centrale peu saillante surmontée d'un clocher et elle est cantonnée de deux tourelles coiffées d'un campanile. Des ailerons masquent la pente du toit à deux versants droits. Une sacristie en pierre de plan rectangulaire à un étage et demi, coiffée d'un toit à deux versants retroussés, est greffée à l'abside dans le prolongement du choeur. L'église se situe dans le noyau villageois du secteur de Gentilly de la ville de Bécancour, sur une terrasse bordée par des terres agricoles longeant le fleuve Saint-Laurent. Elle est entourée du presbytère, d'un parc où s'élève une statue de la Vierge, de la salle communautaire et de l'ancien couvent.


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The church of Saint-Édouard is a place of worship in the Catholic tradition built from 1842 to 1849 and enlarged by the facade in 1907. The stone building has a Latin cross plan composed of a nave with a vessel, of a transept and a narrower choir ending in a semicircular apse. Its facade has a slightly protruding central tower surmounted by a bell tower and it is confined by two turrets topped with a campanile. Ailerons mask the slope of the gable roof. A stone sacristy of rectangular plan with one and a half floors, topped with a roof with turned up gables, is grafted to the apse in the extension of the choir. The church is located in the village core of the Gentilly sector of the city of Bécancour, on a terrace bordered by farmland along the St. Lawrence River. It is surrounded by the presbytery, a park with a statue of the Virgin, the community hall and the former convent.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1842 Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Catholique - Catholic Street address of Church: 865, avenue des Hirondelles Bécancour, Québec Canada Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed

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