St. Jerome's Cathedral, Saint-Jérôme
The St. Jerome's Cathedral[1][2] (French: Cathédrale de Saint-Jérôme)[3] It is the main church of the Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jérôme in Quebec, Canada.[4] Built in 1897, replaced an old church nearby smaller.
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| Cathédrale de Saint-Jérôme | |
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| Location | Saint-Jérôme Quebec |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Neo-classical style, is 24.6 m high, 76.9 m long and 30.7 m wide. The large atrium is below the Casavant organ. Fence pink fence is lined with windows, made in France.
Delphis-Adolphe Beaulieu created the grouped windows. In 1908, he added a transversal way to church.
In 1951 lorsqu'Émilien Frenette was named bishop of the city, and chose this church as the cathedral. Some parts of the cathedral were renovated after the Second Vatican Council, as the pulpit, the altar and the baptistery of the chair.
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Canada
- St. Jerome
References
- Cathedral of St. Jerome in Saint-Jérôme
- "Oups... - Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec". www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
- Cathédrale de Saint-Jérôme, 1917 à 1959 : décès & sépultures (in French). Société de généalogie des Laurentides. 2002-01-01.
- Publishing, Hunter (2006-04-01). Ulysses Quebec. Hunter Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9782894647110.
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