Église Saint-Louis de Courville, Québec, Canada/Saint-Louis de Courville church, Québec, Canada - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

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Courville ou le Haut-du-Sault

Le Haut-du-Sault, relié à l’agglomération ouvrière de Montmorency par la côte de Courville, compte 230 familles en 1910. La même année, le 22 juillet, est érigée la paroisse de Saint-Louis-de-Courville. La première messe est célébrée dans la grange de madame Isaïe Tessier, dit Laplante. En 1911, on entreprend la construction de l’église et du presbytère sur un terrain cédé à l’arrière de sa maison par le cultivateur Édouard Vachon. OEuvre de Joseph Saint-Hilaire, un entrepreneur et bâtisseur réputé de Saint-Romuald, l’église est ouverte au culte en 1913. Le décor intérieur à peine complété, le bâtiment est la proie des flammes en 1917. Le curé témoigne du tragique événement : « Il ne reste du temple magnifique dont nous étions si fiers qu’un monceau de ruines embrasées entre quatre murs lamentables ».

Sans délai, l’église est relevée de ses cendres. Tout en conservant une partie des anciens murs en brique d’Écosse, l’architecte Pierre Ouellet refaçonne la façade, changeant le profil des clochers avec flèches, et hausse le toit, dissimulé derrière un pignon percé d’une petite rosace. L’intérieur est entièrement refait en béton armé et en brique Citadelle, fabriquée à L’Ange-Gardien. Les paroissiens retrouvent enfin leur église embellie et « à l’épreuve du feu », le 25 décembre 1919.

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Courville or Haut-du-Sault

Haut-du-Sault, linked to the working-class agglomeration of Montmorency by the Courville coast, had 230 families in 1910. The same year, on July 22, the parish of Saint-Louis-de-Courville was established. The first mass is celebrated in the barn of Madame Isaïe Tessier, says Laplante. In 1911, construction began on the church and presbytery on land ceded behind his house by the farmer Édouard Vachon. Work of Joseph Saint-Hilaire, a renowned entrepreneur and builder of Saint-Romuald, the church was opened for worship in 1913. The interior decoration barely completed, the building was engulfed in flames in 1917. The parish priest testified to the tragic event: “It remains of the temple magnificent of which we were so proud that a heap of ruins set ablaze between four dismal walls ”.

Without delay, the church was raised from its ashes. While retaining part of the old Scottish brick walls, the architect Pierre Ouellet reshapes the facade, changing the profile of the bell towers with arrows, and raising the roof, hidden behind a gable pierced with a small rose window. The interior is completely redone in reinforced concrete and Citadelle brick, made in L’Ange-Gardien. The parishioners finally found their church embellished and "fireproof" on December 25, 1919.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1913 Age of Church building determined by?: Historical Society If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Catholique/Catholic Street address of Church: 2315 ave Royale Québec, Qc Canada G1C 1R1 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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