Sherbrooke Cathedral
The Cathedral of Sherbrooke or Cathedral Basilica of St. Michael ( French Basilique-Cathédrale Saint-Michel ) is a Roman Catholic church in Sherbrooke in southern Québec , Canada . The cathedral of the Archdiocese of Sherbrooke is dedicated to the Archangel Michael and also has the title of a minor basilica .
history
After a chapel from 1825 and a first cathedral from 1854, construction of the third church began in 1914 on the heights of the Saint-Michel cliff in downtown Sherbrooke. Under Monsignor Paul-Stanislas LaRocque it was built according to the plans of the architect Louis-Napoleon Audet. The neo-Gothic architecture was inspired by the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral for the facade. After the foundation and construction of the southern entrance area, construction had to be interrupted until 1954 due to a lack of funding. The cellar was used as a Pauliner chapel. After the construction plans were adapted by the architect Audet, construction continued in a different style from 1956 and was almost completed in 1957, with two small towers still to be built.
Bishop Georges Cabana consecrated the cathedral in June 1959, it was given by Pope John XXIII. in the following month additionally awarded the title of a minor basilica.
architecture
In contrast to the old cathedral, which was aligned along a north-south axis, the new building is east -facing . The total length of the three-aisled building is 79.2 meters and the width of the transepts is 45.7 meters. The main nave, which takes up the entire length of the building, is 33.5 meters high and 23.8 meters wide. The tower of the bell tower in the north transept reaches a height of 51.8 meters. The rear of the building, located in a geographic depression caused by the proximity of the Saint-Michel drop-off, is 41.7 meters high, including the apse and base.
Furnishing
The organ by the organ builder Casavant Frères has three manuals. It was installed in the Pauliner Chapel in 1918 and moved to the cathedral at its current location in 1957. In 1987 there was a revision.
The cathedral's 105 stained glass windows were designed by Brother Gérard Brassard, Assumptionist , and made by glassmaker Raphael Lardeur in Paris between 1959 and 1965. The 18 large windows of the nave show scenes from the Bible under the theme of angels. The three large windows of the choir show Jesus, the Archangel Michael and Mary. Other stained glass windows depict the patron saints of the first five bishops of Sherbrooke, other regional bishops, and some popes.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Cathedral Basilique-Cathédrale Saint-Michel on gcatholic.org
- ↑ Basilique-cathédrale Saint-Michel on musiqueorguequebec.ca (French)
- ↑ a b Notre Cathedrale (French)
Coordinates: 45 ° 24 '9 " N , 71 ° 53' 34.8" W.