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L'Église de la Visitation de la Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie (English: Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary) is a church in the neighbourhood of Recollet Falls in Montreal. The oldest church on the island of Montreal, it was built between 1749 and 1752[1].
Church of La Visitation-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie | |
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45°34′14″N 73°39′41″W / 45.570500°N 73.661493°W | |
Location | 1847, Gouin Boulevard East, Montreal |
Country | Canada |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Church |
Founder(s) | Guillaume Chambon |
Dedication | Virgin Mary |
Consecrated | 1752 by Henri-Marie Dubreil de Pontbriand |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Philippe Liébert |
Architectural type | Church |
Groundbreaking | 1749 |
Completed | 1752 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Fieldstone |
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