Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount

Church in Quebec, Canada

45°29′08″N 73°35′31″W / 45.485560°N 73.591940°W / 45.485560; -73.591940LocationWestmount, QuebecCountryCanadaDenominationCatholic ChurchHistoryStatusactiveFounded1901ArchitectureArchitect(s)Georges-Alphonse Monette;Architectural typeNeo-GothicAdministrationProvinceCanada

National Historic Site of Canada

Official nameChurch of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount National Historic Site of CanadaDesignated1997

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]^[3]

Romain Pelletier was notably the church's organist from 1909 to 1951.^[4] His brother Frédéric Pelletier also briefly served as choirmaster at the church.

Exterior
Interior
Sanctuary
Vault
Stained-glass window
Stained-glass window
Stained-glass window
Stained-glass window

References

^ Les belles églises du Québec: Montréal by André Croteau
^ "Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount". Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada. Parks Canada. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
^ Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
^ Gilles Potvin. "Romain Pelletier". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2010-02-13.