Saint-Patrick de Montréal

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Saint Patrick Basilica

Saint-Patrick de Montréal is a Roman Catholic basilica in the Canadian city ​​of Montreal . It is located at the intersection of Boulevard René-Lévesque and Rue Saint-Alexandre. The neo-Gothic building was built between 1843 and 1847 as the main church for residents of Irish descent. It has been a National Historic Site since 1990 .

history

The English-speaking Catholics (mostly Irish) gathered in Montreal from 1817 in the Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours pilgrimage chapel . In 1825 the growing community moved into the monastery church of the Franciscan Récollets . But even this soon proved to be too small, as the number of Irish immigrants increased sharply. In 1841 the Irish were given permission to found their own parish. This acquired a piece of land on the outskirts of the city at that time. The foundation stone was laid in September 1843. Finally, the church named after the Irish national saint Patrick was consecrated on March 17, 1847, on St. Patrick's Day . Two French-Canadian architects, Pierre-Louis Morin and Félix Martin , were responsible for the construction . At the request of Archbishop Paul Grégoire , Pope John Paul II elevated the church to the status of a minor basilica on March 17, 1989 .

Building

inner space

The neo-Gothic church building is made of gray limestone . It is 71 meters long and 32 meters wide, and the church tower is 69 meters high. The interior, a work by Victor Bourgeau , is richly decorated with motifs that combine the French fleur-de-lys with the Irish shamrock . Each of the 25-meter-high columns is carved from the trunk of a white pine and covered with marble . The three altars were added in 1861. Other decorations include four rose windows and 150 oil paintings depicting saints.

A chandelier illuminates the sanctuary; it was installed in 1896 and weighs 815 kg. The red oak church stalls are from 1894. Seat 240 was reserved for the politician Thomas D'Arcy McGee , one of the fathers of the Confederation . After his murder, his burial took place here in 1868. The oldest of the ten church bells was cast in 1774 and originally hung in the Notre-Dame de Montréal church .

organ

The organ goes back to an instrument that was built in 1852 by the organ builder Samuel Russell Warren, and which was reorganized in 1895 by the organ builder Casavant Frères Ltée. In 1972 the organ was rebuilt by the organ builder Orgues Providence, using the existing pipe material. Today the instrument has 33 stops on three manual works and a pedal .

I Great Organ C – c 4
Open diapason 8th'
Clarabella 8th'
Stopped diapason 8th'
Octave 4 ′
Double flute 4 ′
Twelfth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Fifteenth 2 ′
Mixture IV 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Trumpet 8th'
II Swell Organ C – c 4
Gamba 8th'
Stopped diapason 8th'
Voix Celeste 8th'
Principal 4 ′
Harmonic flute 4 ′
Block flood 2 ′
Cornet III
Plein Jeu IV 2 ′
oboe 8th'
Vox Humana 8th'
III Choir Organ C – c 4
Covered 8th'
Dulciana 8th'
Chimney Flute 4 ′
Piccolo 2 ′
Larigot 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Sesquialtera II 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Cymbel III 2 ⁄ 3 ′
Clarinet 8th'
Pedal C – g 1
Open diapason 16 ′
Bourdon 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Stopped Flute 8th'
Choral bass 4 ′
Trombones 16 ′

Web links

Commons : Saint-Patrick de Montréal  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la Basilique Saint-Patrick. In: Lieux patrimoniaux du Canada. Parks Canada, accessed October 30, 2011 (French).
  2. ^ Basilique St. Patrick. In: Grand répertoire du patrimoine bâti de Montréal. City of Montreal, accessed October 30, 2011 (French).
  3. ↑ a b Université du Québec, Orgues du Québec: St. Patrick's Basilica (French) ( Memento of March 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Information on the organ

Coordinates: 45 ° 30 '13 "  N , 73 ° 33' 53.3"  W.