Registry of Stained Glass Windows in Canada (RSGC)

Acknowledgements

updated: April 7 2009

RSGC inquiries: sabrown@yorku.ca

Section: Site List

SITE LIST: QUEBEC

FARNHAM:

St.James Church (Anglican)

GRANBY:

Palais de Justice
Artist Marcelle Ferron, Verrière, façade de Palais de Justice

HULL:

Place du Portage
Artist Marcelle Ferron

KNOWLTON:

St.Paul's Church (Anglican)
Home page with a brief mention of the stained glass: http://www.montreal.anglican.org/parish/knowlton/stpaul.htm

Knowlton United Church

LAC MEGANTIC:

Ste-Agnes Church (R.C.)
A picture of the church: "L'église catholique romaine St-Agnes à Lac-Mégantic dans les Cantons de l'Est:"
http://bilan.usherbrooke.ca/bilan/pages/photos/1699.html (click on "Utilisez la loupe" to expand the image)

LAVAL:

CLSC-CHSLD du Marigot, Édifice Idola-Saint-Jean, sunroom
Artist Marcelle Ferron
More information and an image: http://www.metrodemontreal.com/art/ferron/marigot.html

LONGUEUIL:

Centre hospitalier Pierre-Boucher de Longueuil
Artist Marcelle Ferron

MONTREAL:

Ascension of Our Lord Church, Westmount
Some history of the building, and brief mention of windows: http://www.uquebec.ca/musique/orgues/quebec/ascensionm.html (click on image to view some of the stained glass)

Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde (Cathedral of Mary Queen of the World)
Official website: http://www.cathedralecatholiquedemontreal.org/
Some history of the building, and brief mention of windows: http://www.cathedralecatholiquedemontreal.org/page/historique.html

Church of the Messiah (Unitarian)

Eglise de Vieux Montreal (R.C.)

Eglise du Gesu (R.C.)
Some history of the church and its organ: http://www.uquebec.ca/musique/orgues/quebec/gesu.html
Some pictures of the exterior and interior (but no good views of the stained glass): http://www.uquebec.ca/musique/orgues/quebec/gesu1.html
Some history of the church with a brief bibliography and some smaller pictures (but no good views of the stained glass) by Denyse Légaré:
English: http://www.patrimoine-religieux.qc.ca/gesumtl/gesumtle.htm
Français: http://www.patrimoine-religieux.qc.ca/gesumtl/gesumtlf.htm

Eglise St-Joseph de Mont-Royal (R.C.)
Please see the Oratoire Saint-Joseph de Mont Royal (R.C.) below

Eglise St-Leon de Westmount (R.C.)
Some history of the building and brief mention of stained glass: http://www.uquebec.ca/musique/orgues/quebec/sleonw.html
Some partial views of the stained glass windows: http://www.uquebec.ca/musique/orgues/quebec/sleonw1.html

Erskine & American Church (United)
Some history of the Erskine Church, united with the American Church in 1934, with a picture of the building (but no mention of the stained glass): http://www.rootsweb.com/~qcmtl-w/Erskine.html
Important: This Erskine & American Church amalgamated with the St. Andrew's-Dominion-Douglas on July 1, 2004. By October 16, 2005 a new name was adopted: Mountainside United Church (also mentioned lower in this list): http://www.mountainsideunited.ca/history.htm
Some history of the Erskine & American Church (United) and some mention of the stained glass ("Notes from various sources, Compiled by Betty Coffey. Oct. 1993"): http://www.mountainsideunited.ca/erskine-history.htm
Some detailed notes and images on the stained glass: "The Windows of Erskine and American Church Montreal, Quebec, A Guide, 1994": http://www.mountainsideunited.ca/windows.htm
Notes on the stained-glass artists ("Compiled by Elizabeth Coffey, 1995"): http://www.mountainsideunited.ca/artists.htm

Hôpital Sainte-Justine: Centre de cancérologie Charles-Bruneau, waiting room
Artist Marcelle Ferron
More information and an images: http://www.metrodemontreal.com/art/ferron/soleil.html

McGill University Health Centre/Le Centre universitaire de santé McGill:
Montreal Neurological Hospital, Artist Lyse Charland Favretti, view of stained glass: http://www.geocities.com/lysecf/fr/neuro.html
Royal Victoria Hospital Chapel

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts permanent collection: Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion
Artist Marcelle Ferron
More information and an images: http://www.metrodemontreal.com/art/ferron/beauxarts.html

Mount Royal United Church
Home page: http://www.mountroyalunited.ca/
A very brief description of the building with a mention of the stained glass windows: http://www.mountroyalunited.ca/mruc/our-building.html

Mount Royal Presbyterian Church

Mountainside United Church, Westmount
Please see the Erskine & American Church (United) above and the St.Andrew's-Douglas Church (United) below

Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel (R.C.)
Home page of the Marguerite Bourgeoys Museum at the Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel (R.C.): http://www.marguerite-bourgeoys.com/
An exterior view of some of the stained glass windows: http://www.marguerite-bourgeoys.com/en/index.asp
Information on the "Old Montréal in a New Light" exhibition, Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History, November 2, 2004 to April 24, 2005 mentions "Visitors will even get to see a number of never-before exhibited artifacts, like the superb stained glass found in the basement of the Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel:" http://www.pacmusee.qc.ca/pages/doc/minisites/expos/en/lumieres/index.html

Oratoire Saint-Joseph de Mont Royal (R.C.)
Official website:
English: http://www.saint-joseph.org/en_1007_index.asp
Français: http://www.saint-joseph.org/fr_1007_index.asp
Stained glass windows images and narrative description:
Basilica:
English: http://www.saint-joseph.org/en_1075_index.asp
Français: http://www.saint-joseph.org/fr_1075_index.asp
“Crypt Church”:
English: http://www.saint-joseph.org/en_1069_index.asp
Français: http://www.saint-joseph.org/fr_1069_index.asp
Larger pictures (pdf document): http://www.saint-joseph.org/library/File/pdf/joysorrows_march07.pdf
Elevator and stained glass:
English: http://www.saint-joseph.org/en_1274_1316.asp
Français: http://www.saint-joseph.org/fr_1274_1316.asp

Organisation de l'Aviation civile internationale (International Civil Aviation Organization) (headquarters)
Artist Marcelle Ferron
http://www.metrodemontreal.com/art/ferron/alouettes.html

Rosedale-Queen Mary United Church
Home page: http://www.rqm.ca/
Views of the sanctuary including the stained glass window: http://www.rqm.ca/sanctuary.html

St. Andrew & St.Paul's Church (Presbyterian)
Offical church website with some pictures of the building and brief descriptions under the "History & Tour" section (some stained glass images, that can be enlarged by clicking on them, are on various web pages on this site): http://www.standrewstpaul.com/
Note for example (and click on image): http://www.standrewstpaul.com/lenteaster.htm
Brief description of the stained glass with a few pictures: http://www.standrewstpaul.com/stainedglass.htm
Description of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada window: http://www.standrewstpaul.com/blackwatch.htm

St. Andrew's-Douglas Church (United)
Official website with images - note new name: Mountainside United Church, Westmount (an amalgamation of the St. Andrew's - Dominion-Douglas United Church and the Erskine & American Church (United)): http://www.mountainsideunited.ca/
Please see the web addresses listed above under "Erskine & American Church (United)"
Some history of the church and its organ: http://www.uquebec.ca/musique/orgues/quebec/sandrewddc.html
3 views of the interior of Mountainside United Church (2 show the setting of the stained glass in the east end): http://www.uquebec.ca/musique/orgues/quebec/sandrewddc1.html

St. James United Church
Home page: http://www.stjamesunitedchurchmontreal.com/
A brief history of the church: http://www.stjamesunitedchurchmontreal.com/history.php
A "Photo Gallery" that includes two views of the stained galss windows: http://www.stjamesunitedchurchmontreal.com/photos.php

St. Kevin's Church (R.C.)

St. Mark's Church (Anglican)

St. Patrick's Basilca (R.C.) (fomerly St.Patrick's Church (R.C.))
Home page: http://www.stpatricksmtl.ca/
Some history of the church and some smaller pictures (but no good views of the stained glass) by Charles Bourget:
English: http://www.patrimoine-religieux.qc.ca/spatmtl/spatmtle.htm
Français: http://www.patrimoine-religieux.qc.ca/spatmtl/spatmtlf.htm

Wesley United Church
Home page: http://www.montrealwesley.org/

YMCA Chapel
Images of the chapel with only fair views of the stained glass (click on images to enlarge them): http://archives3.concordia.ca/YMCA/relchapel.html
Short articles on the architect of the YMCA Chapel, Philip John Turner:
http://www.stowmarket-history.co.uk/philip_john_turner.htm and http://www.mcgill.ca/architecture/introduction/history/turner/

Place des Arts
"L'Histoire de la musique à Montréal" (also called "Les Arts lyriques"), Artist Frédéric Back
http://www.metrodemontreal.com/green/placedesarts/index.html
http://www.metrodemontreal.com/art/back/metro.html

Vendôme
Artist Marcelle Ferron
http://www.metrodemontreal.com/orange/vendome/index.html
http://www.metrodemontreal.com/art/ferron/vendome.html

NOTRE-DAME DE LOURDES:

Eglise Notre-Dame de Lourdes Church (R.C.)

QUEBEC CITY:

Bibliotheque St-Jean-Baptiste (R.C.)
See St. Matthew's Church below

Église du Sacré Coeur
Artist Marcelle Ferron

Eglise St-Jean-Baptiste (R.C.)
Short history of the church with a brief mention of the stained glass windows by by Denyse Légaré:
English: http://www.patrimoine-religieux.qc.ca/sjeaque/sjeaquee.htm
Français: http://www.patrimoine-religieux.qc.ca/sjeaque/sjeaquef.htm
Brief history of the church and its organ in English and French: http://www.uquebec.ca/musique/orgues/quebec/sjbaptisteq.html
Some interior and exterior views of the church: http://www.uquebec.ca/musique/orgues/quebec/sjbaptisteq1.html
Note the Le Soleil article by Francis Vachon, Sept.2, 2004, on the intended sale of the church: http://www.quebecurbain.qc.ca/archives/000349.html

Eglise Tres-Saint-Sacrement (R.C.)
Brief history of the church and its organ in English and French: http://www.uquebec.ca/musique/orgues/quebec/ssacrementq.html
Some interior and exterior views of the church: http://www.uquebec.ca/musique/orgues/quebec/ssacrementq1.html

Grace Church (Anglican)

Holy Trinity Cathedral (Anglican)
Home page: http://www.ogs.net/cathedral/index.htm
Brief description of architecture:
English: http://www.ogs.net/cathedral/e-03-architecture.htm
Français: http://www.ogs.net/cathedral/f-03-architecture.htm
Brief section on interior with an image:
English: http://www.ogs.net/cathedral/e-04-interior.htm
Français: http://www.ogs.net/cathedral/f-04-interieur.htm
Brief section on stained glass with one image:
English: http://www.ogs.net/cathedral/e-08-stained_glass.htm
Français: http://www.ogs.net/cathedral/f-08-vitraux.htm

St. Matthew's Church (former Anglican)/Bibliotheque St-Jean-Baptiste (R.C.)
Brief history of the church with mention of the stained glass in
"Une bibliothèque dans une église !": http://www.bibliothequesdequebec.qc.ca/bibliotheques/websjb.pdf
Exterior view of building: http://flickr.com/photos/seeschloss/126672977/
Larger exterior view of building: http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=126672977&size=l

QUEBEC/STE-FOY:

Oratoire du St-Joseph du Quebec (R.C.)
Brief history of the oratory by the Soeurs de Saint-Joseph de Saint-Vallier, including mention of the stained glass artist: Guido Nincheri: http://www.saint-joseph-fed.org/ssj_st_vallier_oratoire.htm

SAINT-DENIS SUR LE RICHELIEU (OR ST-DENIS-SUR-RICHELIEU):

Church of Saint-Denis sur le Richelieu
Exterior view of building (liturgical west façade): http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/North_America/Canada/Central/Quebec/Saint-Denis_sur_Richelieu/photo450150.htm
Restoration of the stained glass by Caroline Dubuc:
English: http://www.patrimoine-religieux.qc.ca/programmes/vitraux_e.htm
Français: http://www.patrimoine-religieux.qc.ca/programmes/vitraux_f.htm

SAINT-DONAT:

Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel (R.C.)

SAINT-MATHIEU DE LAPRAIRIE:

Church of Saint-Mathieu de Laprairie
Restoration of the stained glass by Caroline Dubuc:
English: http://www.patrimoine-religieux.qc.ca/programmes/vitraux_e.htm
Français: http://www.patrimoine-religieux.qc.ca/programmes/vitraux_f.htm

STANBRIDGE:

Eglise St-Ignace (R.C.)

VANDREUIL-DORION:

Eglise Très-Sainte-Trinité (R.C.)