About the Notre-Dame Basilica, Montreal, Canada:
To hold about 4,000 worshipers big enough and of its interior furnishings in the richness breathtaking, a magnificent Neo-Gothic church is the Notre-Dame Basilica. By James O’Donnell from New York who was an Irish-American architect designed in 1824, by the experience the architect was so moved that to Catholicism he converted. Can understand the impact today the visitors to the basilica.
The history of the Notre-Dame Basilica:
In Ville-Marie was arrived the Roman Catholic Sulpician Order in 1657, as Montreal now known, the seigneury (claimed by the king of France over the land a semi-feudal lordship) six years later in them was vested of the island. Until 1840 they ruled. To the Holy Name of Mary was dedicated the parish they founded, and on the site in 1672 was built the parish Church of Notre-Dame.
Completely had outgrown the church by 1824 and rebuilt this church. In North America it was the largest church when the structure was finished. On April 21, 1982 to the city during a visit by Pope John Paul II of a minor basilica was raised to the status the Notre-Dame Basilica. For the state funeral of Pierre Trudeau it was the site, in 2000, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada and to Rene Angelil for Celine Dion’s 1994 wedding the setting.
At the Notre-Dame Basilica what to see:
On the island of Montreal of the hundreds of churches, the most stunning is the Notre-Dame Basilica’s interior, of exquisite detail with a wealth, from rare woods most of it carved that have been painted and gilded delicately. In the early decades of the 19th century of the Gothic Revival style one of the proponents, O’Donnell, in the crypt honored by burial is the only person.
From linden wood was carved the main altar, of Victor Bourgeau the work. The Chapelle Sacre-Coeur (the Sacred heart Chapel) behind it is, in 1978 by a deranged arsonist much of it destroyed but in 1982 was rebuilt and rededicated. With 32 panels the altar representing life, death and birth, by Chaeles Daudelin of Montreal was cast in bronze.
In the east tower resides a 10-bell carillon, a single massive bell while contains the west tower. As “Le Gros Bourdon” nicknamed, more than 12 tons it weights and right up through your feet that vibrates has a resonant, low rumble. Only on special occasions it is tolled.
In the world is among the most dramatic the church, colorful and grand is its interior, is colored deep blue its ceiling and with golden stars decorated, and is a polychrome of gold, silver, purples, red, blues and azures the rest of the sanctuary. With several religious statues and wooden carvings of intricate with hundreds it is filled. For a church unusual, are not biblical along the walls of the sanctuary the stained glass windows, but from the religious history of Montreal depict the scenes. A Casavant Freres pipe organ which is Canadian built it has also.
For choral and organ performances offers musical programming the basilica. At Christmas every December of Handel’s Messiah to attend the annual performance among many Montrealers it is a tradition.
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