- Notre-Dame Church (Montreal)
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Notre-Dame Church 
Coordinates: 45°30′16.15″N 73°33′22.55″W / 45.5044861°N 73.5562639°W Location Place d'Armes, Montreal Country Canada Denomination Roman Catholic History Dedication Mary (mother of Jesus) Dedicated 1682 Architecture Status Church
Cathedral (1821-1822)Architect(s) François Bailly Groundbreaking June 29, 1672 Completed 1682 Closed 1829 Demolished 1830 (bell tower 1843) Specifications Materials Fieldstone The Notre-Dame Church was a church in Old Montreal.
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History
In 1657, the Roman Catholic Sulpician Order arrived in Ville-Marie, now known as Montreal. The parish they founded was dedicated to Mary, and the parish church of Notre-Dame was built between 1672 and 1682. A cross is planted to designate the future emplacement of the church on June 29, 1672 and the next day are laid the first five stones.
The church served as the first cathedral of the Diocese of Montreal from 1821 to 1822. [1]
Throughout the 18th century the city's primary landmarks were the bell tower of Notre-Dame and Citadel hill.
By 1824 the congregation had completely outgrown the church, and James O'Donnell, an Irish-American Protestant from New York, was commissioned to design the Notre-Dame Basilica. The church was demolished in 1830 and the bell tower in 1843. Foundations from the original Notre-Dame Church lie under the Place d'Armes Square.
Organists
- Guillaume Mechtler (1792-1832)
- Jean Girard (1725-1765)
Gallery
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It was in the center of town - Dollier de Casson's street plan, 1672
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Place d'Armes in 1828; Notre-Dame Basilica is under construction
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Notes
- ^ "Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde: Historique" (HTML). Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde Web site. http://cathedrale-mrdm.blogspot.com/search/label/Historique. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
History of Montreal Topics Hochelaga · Fort Ville-Marie · Notre-Dame de Montréal · Governor of Montreal · Hôtel-Dieu · Saint-Sulpice Seminary · Battle of Long Sault · Old Montreal · Great Peace of Montreal · Citadel · Grey Nuns · 1732 earthquake · Capitulation of Montreal · American occupation · North West Company · Bank of Montreal · Lachine Canal · List of Mayors · Burning of the Parliament · Gavazzi Riots · Victoria Bridge · Golden Square Mile · Oldest buildings · Ouimetoscope · St. Lawrence Seaway · Expo 67 · Sir George Williams Computer Riot · Murray-Hill riot · October Crisis · Montreal Urban Community · 1976 Summer Olympics · Overdale · Montreal Protocol · École Polytechnique massacre · Montreal merger · Dawson College shooting · National Historic Sites in Montreal
Timeline Pre-European period • 16th Century • 1600s • 1610s • 1620s • 1630s • 1640s • 1650s • 1660s • 1670s • 1680s • 1690s • 1700s • 1710s • 1720s • 1730s • 1740s • 1750s • 1760s • 1770s • 1780s • 1790s • 1800s • 1810s • 1820s • 1830s • 1840s • 1850s • 1860s • 1870s • 1880s • 1890s • 1900s • 1910s • 1920s • 1930s • 1940s • 1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000sCategories:- Buildings and structures completed in 1682
- Churches in Montreal
- Roman Catholic churches in Quebec
- Roman Catholic cathedrals in Canada
- Old Montreal
- History of Montreal
- Demolished buildings and structures in Montreal
- French Colonial architecture in Canada
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