Saint-Dominique Church (Quebec City)

Saint-Dominique Church (French: Église Saint-Dominique) is a Roman Catholic church in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was constructed between 1929 and 1930. In 2014, the church was added to the Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec.[1]

Saint-Dominique Church
Église Saint-Dominique
Location175, Grande-Allée Ouest
Quebec City, Quebec
G1R 2H1
CountryCanada
DenominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteParoisse Saint-Dominique
History
DedicationSaint Dominic
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Joseph-Albert LaRue
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1929
Completed1930
Specifications
MaterialsWhite Granite
Patrimoine culturel du Québec
Official nameÉglise de Saint-Dominique
Designated2014
Administration
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Quebec

History

The Dominicans arrived in Quebec City in 1906. They worked out of the Chapel of St. Dominic. In 1925, after nearly twenty years there, the chapel became home to a parish.[2]

After a few years, the congregation became too large for the chapel, so St. Dominic's Church was built to replace the chapel. It was built in the style of English Gothic Revival and the first Mass was celebrated in the church at 25 December 1930.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Église de Saint-Dominique". Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Gouvernement du Québec. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. Grenier, De Ciel et de pierre de bois et de lumiére, pp. 1-20.

Further reading

  • Grenier, Marlène Lucie (2010). De Ciel et de pierre de bois et de lumiére: L'église Saint-Dominique, l'empreinte des Prêcheurs à Québec. Quebec City: La Renommée. ISBN 9782980676819.
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