Saint-Roch Church (Quebec City)
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| location = 160, rue Saint-Joseph Est
Quebec City, Quebec
G1K 3A7
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| founded date = 1811
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| architect = Talbot et Dionne
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| groundbreaking = 1914
| completed date = 1923
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| capacity = 1,250
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| archbishop = Gérald Lacroix
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The Église Saint-Roch ({{IPA|fr|eɡliz sɛ̃ ʁɔk}}), in the parish of Notre-Dame de Saint-Roch{{cite web|title=La paroisse Notre-Dame de Saint-Roch|url=http://www.monsaintroch.com/entreprises/notre-dame-saint-roch/|accessdate=4 January 2014}} is the largest church in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was constructed between 1914 and 1923. It is the fourth successive church of the same name to be constructed at the site.{{cite web|title=Église Saint-Roch|url=http://www.saint-roch.qc.ca/gestion-du-patrimoine-religieux/eglise-saint-roch|accessdate=4 January 2014|archive-date=15 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415094138/http://www.saint-roch.qc.ca/gestion-du-patrimoine-religieux/eglise-saint-roch|url-status=dead}} The church lost its visual dominance of the city after the construction of a mall in 1974. The mall has since been demolished and today the church is at the heart of the revitalisation of the neighbourhood.
History of the parish
An epidemic hit the colony as the Recollects were building a hermitage which was then dedicated to Saint Roch, a patron saint of ailments, illness and dangers.{{cite web|title=La paroisse Notre-Dame-de-Saint-Roch|url=http://www.ipir.ulaval.ca/fiche.php?id=341|accessdate=4 January 2014}} Saint Roch is also invoked against cholera, epidemics and plague, knee and skin problems, and is invoked to help bachelors, dogs, the falsely-accused, invalids, surgeons, and tile makers.{{cite web|title=Saint Roch|url=http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-roch/|accessdate=4 January 2014}}
As the neighbourhood increased in population and activity, a newer, bigger church was needed, one that suited the new centre of Quebec City.{{cite web|title=Église Saint-Roch|url=http://eglisesdequebec.org/ToutesLesEglises/swSaintRoch/SaintRoch.html|accessdate=4 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234207/http://eglisesdequebec.org/ToutesLesEglises/swSaintRoch/SaintRoch.html|archivedate=3 March 2016}} The first public worship was held in 1917.
Current building
The design, by the same architects as the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica, combines a Gothic Revival exterior with a Romanesque Revival interior. The style was inspired by the work of Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc.
The steel-framed building is clad in black granite from nearby Rivière-à-Pierre and has two 45 metre steeples.
The interior is made of Saskatchewan marble that contains visible fossils.{{cite web|title=Quebec City Places of Worship & Religious Sites|url=http://www.quebeccity.worldweb.com/SightsAttractions/PlacesofWorshipReligiousSites/|accessdate=4 January 2014}} Inside is artisanal work, for example fine carpentry and sculpture in the oak furnishing, mosaic in the marble altar, and ironwork. The medieval-style windows show scenes of the New Testament, Old Testament, scenes from the religious history of Quebec, and scenes from the life of Saint Roch. The church contains masterpieces, including the Vision de Saint Roch by Jacques Blanchard, La Sainte Famille pendant la fuite en Égypte by Hyacinthe Collin de Vermont, and two paintings by Antoine Plamondon.
Gallery
File:St Roch Church exterior, Quebec City.JPG|View down Rue Saint-Joseph
File:St Roch Church interior, Quebec City.JPG|Interior
See also
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External links
{{commons category|Église Saint-Roch (Québec)}}
- [http://www.saint-roch.qc.ca/gestion-du-patrimoine-religieux/eglise-saint-roch Église Saint-Roch, Québec] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415094138/http://www.saint-roch.qc.ca/gestion-du-patrimoine-religieux/eglise-saint-roch |date=2009-04-15 }}
Category:Roman Catholic churches completed in 1923
Category:20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Canada
Category:Gothic Revival church buildings in Canada