The Religious Heritage website presents to cybernauts around the world a collection of religious monuments and their interior ensembles, including frescoes, mosaics, paintings, sculptures, and stained glass windows. Although these works are in the public domain, they have for the most part not yet received the attention they duly deserve. Therefore, the prime goal of my endeavor is to raise the public's awareness of the wealth of religious heritage of Quebec, which includes more than two thousand religious structures of different denominations. The present document comprises of 813 images and offers a selection of historical texts, dissertations, biographical studies, and excerpts of music and carillon.
Clickable maps indicate the location of religious buildings across the province of Quebec.
I hope that this collection represents a first step towards a more complete corpus of heritage treasures. A good number of works are on the verge of disappearing, thus necessitating their reproduction and the creation of digitized archives. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Mr. Claude Turmel, Director of the Committee for Construction and Sacred Art of the Archdiocese of Montreal, and Vice President and Secretary of the Quebec Religious Heritage Foundation for his enthusiasm, encouragement, and assistance. Particular thanks are due to Mr. Pierre Jean, President of Polysoft, who digitized all the music.