Denomination Roman Catholic Functional status Active Province Québec Architectural type Art Deco | Consecrated 1933 Style Gothic Revival Phone +1 514-376-3920 | |
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Location 2851, rue Masson
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H1Y 1X1 Former name(s) Sainte-Philomène Church Address 2851 Rue Masson, Montréal, QC H1Y 1X1, Canada Similar Saint‑Jean‑Berchmans Church, Saint‑Arsène Church, Church of Nativité‑de‑la‑Sainte‑Vierge‑d'Hochelaga, Saint‑Édouard Church, Paroisses St Stanislas | ||
Saint-Esprit-de-Rosemont Church (French: Église Saint-Esprit-de-Rosemont) (formerly Sainte-Philomène Church), is a Roman Catholic church in the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Built between 1931 and 1933, it is one of the rare churches with Art-deco architecture. The architect Joseph-Égilde-Césaire Daoust, completed the foundations and basement, 1922–23; and completed the church, 1932-33.
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It is situated on Masson Street, in the heart of the Vieux-Rosemont neighbourhood.
History
One of the Gothic Revival style bell towers was withdrawn in 1949 due to explosions of nearby mines that made it unstable.
One of the art-deco style lamps, located on the forecourt of the church, was stolen during the North American ice storm of 1998.
Characteristics
The church has a Casavant Frères organ, which was damaged due to water infiltration in the 1990s, but is almost completely restored now.
It was built with gray limestone from the quarries nearby.
The windows are the work of artist Guido Nincheri.