Église du Très-Saint-Sacrement de Québec, Catholic church in Saint-Sacrement, Quebec, Canada.
Église du Très-Saint-Sacrement de Québec is a church built with two symmetrical bell towers and designed in a Latin cross layout with a wide transept. The interior was planned for large gatherings and includes a crypt that can accommodate many people.
The Congregation of the Most Holy Sacrament, arrived in Montreal in 1890, settled on top of Bell Hill (now Côte Saint-Sacrement) in 1915 and built a small wooden church there. The parish was founded in 1921 by Father Auguste Pelletier, while construction of the current church had opened in spring 1920; it was blessed on 16 September 1924. A Casavant organ (opus 1453) was installed in 1943 and restored in 2000.
The stained glass windows created by Marius Plamondon between 1953 and 1961 show how Quebec's glass art evolved during that period. Visitors can see the colored light effects change throughout the day as they move through the interior.
The church stands at 1330 chemin Sainte-Foy, in the Saint-Sacrement district of the La Cité-Limoilou borough. Its last Mass was held on 1 September 2019, and the building has been classified heritage since 2022, so access is not that of an active parish. Restoration of the two 43.2-metre bell towers is scheduled to begin in spring 2026, funded by the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications and Québec City; expect scaffolding around the towers during that work.
On 22 May 2017 part of the west transept's outer wall collapsed without major damage. Nearly 10,000 people signed a petition against demolition, and the church was classified as a heritage immovable on 20 May 2022. Restoration of the bell towers began in spring 2026 with funding from the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications and the City of Québec.
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