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Published on : April 18 2016
Last modified on : July 16 2025
Alert submitted by: Pierre Boisvert
Church built between 1907 and 1909, designed in the Neo-Gothic style by architect J.-O. Turgeon. Interior by Joseph Richer, with remarkable works in oak by Ferdinand Tremblay. Casavant organ. None of the fine exterior woodwork, windows, rose windows or doors has been treated for approximately 15 years. The paint has almost disappeared and the wood is starting to rot. Several copper plaques are pitted and detached. There are cracks in the interior plaster, and efflorescence. Pending follow-up from the Conseil du patrimoine religieux du Québec. The congregation is dwindling, and the parish apparently has no reserve fund.
Église Saint-Edouard
Source: Pierre Boisvert
Update from the Fabrique of Saint-Édouard Parish
February 8, 2021
Since the early 2000s, Saint-Édouard Parish has invested $800,000 to ensure the repair of its heritage buildings—namely, the church and the presbytery. In October 2020, architect Paule Boutin updated the condition assessment report for Saint-Édouard’s heritage buildings. Following this update, restoration work valued at $800,000 is planned over the next two years (2021–2023). In spring 2021, we will launch a fundraising campaign to help maintain these heritage buildings over the next five years. These spaces are now used by more than thirty community organizations serving the local population.
On July 12, 2021, a press release from the Office of the Minister of Culture and Communications of Quebec quoted “the Minister for Transport and Minister Responsible for the Metropolis and the Montreal Region, Ms. Chantal Rouleau, [who] announced, on behalf of the Minister of Culture and Communications, Ms. Nathalie Roy, that a total of $4,069,476 will be granted for the restoration of religious heritage buildings in the Montreal region.” In total, seven religious buildings will receive financial assistance from the government to carry out renovation work. Among them is Saint-Édouard Church, which will receive $280,000 to carry out roof restoration work.
Despite this funding, the parish still requires additional funds for other essential repairs and restoration efforts.
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
Mechanisms for protection
Private
No upkeep
Lack of knowledge
Joseph-Ovide Turgeon, architect
Saint-Édouard Parish
Religious
1907-1909
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