St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church (Montreal)
Appearance
St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church of Montreal | |
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Location | 555, rue Jean-Talon Est Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2R 1T8 |
Country | Canada |
Denomination | Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Joseph-Raoul Gariépy |
Style | predominantly Byzantine |
Groundbreaking | 1939 |
Completed | 1940 |
Official name | St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church National Historic Site of Canada |
Designated | 1999 |
St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church (French: Église Saint-George Antiochian Orthodox) is a brick Antiochian Orthodox church in the Villeray neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Designed by architect Joseph-Raoul Gariépy, the church was constructed in 1939–40 to serve the Syrian Orthodox community in Montreal. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1999 as an important symbol of the history and traditions of this community in Canada.[1][2]
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View of interior of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church
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Side view
References
[edit]- ^ St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church National Historic Site of Canada. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
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- Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
- National Historic Sites in Quebec
- Churches in Montreal
- Syrian diaspora in Canada
- Buildings and structures in Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
- Churches on the National Historic Sites of Canada register
- 20th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings
- Eastern Orthodox church buildings in Canada
- Churches completed in 1940
- 20th-century churches in Canada
- 1940s in Montreal
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