Église Saint-Michel de Vaudreuil
One of the region's oldest churches, classified as a Quebec heritage building since 1957.
414, avenue Saint-Charles, Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC J7V 2N3
Photo: Cantons-de-l'Est, CC BY-SA 4.0
History
Built between 1784 and 1789 for a parish founded in 1771, the church is named for seigneur Michel-Eustache-Gaspard-Alain Chartier de Lotbinière. Sculptor Philippe Liébert decorated the interior from 1792 to 1798; the facade was rebuilt in 1856-1859, the steeple was rebuilt after an 1870 fire, an organ was installed in 1871, and artist François-Édouard Meloche added interior trompe-l'oeil painting in 1883. The building was classified a heritage building by the Quebec government on February 27, 1957.
Why visit
It's one of the oldest churches in the region, with a Latin-cross plan and a neoclassical facade topped by an octagonal bell tower. Inside, 23 movable objects - paintings, altars, silverware, the organ - were individually classified as heritage property in 1965, an exceptional decorative ensemble for a parish church of this age.
Visiting information
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