I was out in Vanier on Good Friday in April to photograph a couple of large cemeteries, and this church happened to be near one of them. Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes is the oldest Catholic parish in Vanier, dating back to 1887. The current very modern building, finished in 1975, replaced its predecessor, which had been lost in a fire.
The church has a grotto nearby, with this cross on a hill dominating the spot.
These I took on Easter Monday in the Glebe. The weather was considerably more damp. St. Giles Presbyterian Church is the first one.
The second one is a short distance away. Ecclesiax Church is associated with the Free Methodist Church.
Great series, William!
ReplyDeleteLove the window in the fourth from the bottom.
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ReplyDeleteUm abraço e boa semana.
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I do like the second church you show. Lovely window, is it stained glass?
ReplyDeleteHa! I liked the last image the best. At first, I thought the bicycle rack was the "sanctuary". Would have been for me, a cyclist. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat church in the first photo is quite mod! Impossible to predict it has such deep roots.
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The Roman Catholic church looks rather like some I've seen here...very modern. The others are quite traditional. I haven't seen a Free Methodist church in years. They are all very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThe new modern Catholic church really stands out as.. different. Quite unusual for a Catholic church!
ReplyDeleteOld and new, very different from each other.
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ReplyDeletelove all the windows. nice designs. ( :
ReplyDeleteI would have never guessed that the first one was a Catholic Church.
ReplyDelete@Linda: thanks!
ReplyDelete@Whisk: so do I.
@Francisco: thank you.
@Marleen: it is. I have seen it lit up inside.
@Revrunner: that figures!
@Janis: it looks like a spaceship.
@Lowell: I assume the Free Methodists are an offshoot of the Methodists.
@Grace: it is!
@Marianne: quite so!
@Tom: indeed.
@Beth: I agree.
@Janey: you'd think Pentacostal.
That cemetery looks very much like one from my old home town in Illinois.
ReplyDeleteInteresting comparison of very modern to traditional church buildings.
ReplyDeleteI like the picture of cross with sourroundings the most. Posts about Vanier churches are very good. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove the modern as well as the traditional church. Beautiful buildings.
ReplyDeleteExcellent selection of different churches. Very nice!
ReplyDelete@Sharon: grotto, I assume?
ReplyDelete@Red: quite a difference.
@Klara: you're welcome.
@Nancy: they are.
@Bill: thank you!
A nice series.
ReplyDeleteA good series. The Catholic Church does not look like any I've seen. It must be the huge city.
ReplyDeleteAnother interesting selection. Notre Dame looks very 1970s.
ReplyDeleteIt is always interesting to see the slightly different building styles.
ReplyDeleteA very nice series of photographs.
All the best Jan
I enjoyed visiting them in your photos very much William. Thanks for your nice work, and your friendly comments which I enjoy :)
ReplyDeleteThese are lovely churches, thanks William. I echo Cloudia's comment, thank you so much for visiting and always leaving such nice comments on my blog. Always very much appreciated :)
ReplyDeleteI always love seeing your church photos.
ReplyDelete@Lois: thank you.
ReplyDelete@Mari: it's quite modern compared with older buildings.
@Kay: yes it does.
@Jan: thank you.
@Cloudia: you're welcome.
@Denise: thanks!
@Norma: I like showing them.