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Notre-Dame-du-Foyer Church

5999, 40th Avenue

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Published on : March 30 2022

Last modified on : July 16 2025

Church inaugurated in 1952 and built in stone in the Dom Bellot style. It is a focal point for the neighbourhood, with the Notre-Dame-du-Foyer school, the former Dominican nuns’ convent and the former caisse populaire adjacent to it.

The roof is damaged and exposure to the elements may accelerate its deterioration. The stone bell tower is in poor condition; following a fall of stones in April 2019, this space is now condemned. The fabrique wants to dispose of the church since it lacks the funds to make the necessary repairs.

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Façade de l’église Notre-Dame-du-Foyer

Source: Daniel Bromberg, 2021

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Façade et clocher, église Notre-Dame-du-Foyer

Source: Daniel Bromberg, 2021

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Clocher, église Notre-Dame-du-Foyer

Source: Daniel Bromberg, 2021

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Entrée du presbytère, église Notre-Dame-du-Foyer

Source: Daniel Bromberg, 2021

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État de la toiture vu de la 40e avenue, église Notre-Dame-du-Foyer

Source: Daniel Bromberg, 2021

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The people in charge of the church met with people from the Rosemont – La-Petite-Patrie borough in 2019 to discuss a possible takeover of the church by the borough in order to convert it into a cultural, leisure and/or community center; unfortunately, no follow-up was given to these steps.

A citizen has made a short video presenting a proposal to reuse the church and make it a community center that meets the needs of the neighborhood. This would save this desecrated place of worship by continuing to make it a place of meeting, exchange and sharing.

 

Excerpt of the book Discovering modern Montréal and the Estérel resort in Québec, of France Vanlaethem et al., Civa editions and Docomomo Québec, 2007, p. 166:

“Situated on a large tree-filled plot, this Catholic church testifies to the influence exerted in Québec by the French monk and architect, Dom Paul Bellot. It was also inspired by the New France architecture popularised from the 1920s by Professor Ramsay Traquair of McGill University and the Québec art historian Gérard Morisset, both pioneers in terms of heritage. The simplicity of its stone facade is somewhat evocative of rural churches of the 17th century. On the other hand, the mitred arches are one of the favourite details of Dom Bellot’s disciples, handled here with great restraint. Dom Bellot’s ongoing success is explained by his contribution to the renewal of religious architecture in accordance with tradition. A sculpture by Sylvia Daoust decorates one of the sanctuary walls.”

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    Rosemont – La Petite-Patrie borough

  • Issues

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    Mechanisms for protection

    Urban Development

  • Owner(s)

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    Private: religious organization

  • Threat(s)

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    Vacant

    No upkeep

    Demand for land, speculation

    Demolition

  • Conception

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    Gascon and Parent, architects; Sylvia Daoust, sculptor

  • Manager(s)

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    Owner (Fabrique of Notre-Dame-du-Foyer parish)

  • Categorie(s)

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    Religious

  • Construction year

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    1952

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