Saint-Michel Basilica-Cathedral

Saint-Michel Basilica-Cathedral (French: Basilique-cathédrale Saint-Michel) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and cathedral dedicated to the St. Michael located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The church is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sherbrooke. The basilica was decreed on July 31, 1959.[1]

Saint-Michel Basilica-Cathedral
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic Church
ProvinceRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Sherbrooke
RiteRoman Rite
Year consecrated1959
Location
Location130, rue de la Cathédrale
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
J1H 4L9
Architecture
Completed1957

The Cathedral was designed by architect Louis-Napoleon Audet,[2] in Gothic style. The large window of the façade depicts the four Evangelists. [3]

The archbishop's chapel was painted by the Ozias Leduc.[4]

References
  1. GCatholic.org
  2. "St-Michel Cathedral Basilica", Destination Sherbrooke
  3. "Stained glass", Archdiocese of Sherbrooke Archives
  4. "Visites guidées de la Basilique-Cathédrale Saint-Michel", Eastern Towns

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