Les Églises / The Churches

Les Églises / The Churches (HM2BMF)

Location: Cap-Saint-Ignace, Québec G0R 1H0 Montmagny
Country: Canada
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N 47° 2.273', W 70° 27.391'

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La petite histoire religieuse de la paroisse est très mouvementée. En 1683, Cap-Saint-Ignace est la première mission à construire une église sur la Côte-du-Sud, après la Pointe-Lévy. Mgr de Saint-Vallier en fait mention dès 1686 en écrivant que "l'église qui n'est que de bois est assez jolie, mais aussi pauvre que les autres".
En 1721, l'édification d'un nouveau bâtiment est indispensable pour répondre aux besoins de la population. Il sera construit en pierre, à l'ouest du Petit-Cap, non loin de la première, à proximité de la falaise qui surplombe le Saint-Laurent.
Dès 1744, une réunion des paroissiens a lieu pour débattre des moyens à prendre pour préserver l'église et le presbytère qui sont menacés d'être "emportés, soit par les vagues de la mer..., soit par le dégel qui, chaque année, emportent une partie considérable de l'écore".
Et ce n'est qu'en 1772, après de multiples disputes, qu'une nouvelle église sera construite sur le site actuel. Allongé en 1824 et 1854, le temple est rasé en 1881, pour permettre l'érection d'un nouveau bâtiment plus vaste, caractérisé par une architecture aux lignes plus équilibrées et harmonieuses.
Rude épreuve, toutefois, pour les citoyens quand un incendie détruit le nouveau bâtiment dès décembre 1890. Il est reconstruit l'année suivante.
[Légende photo lit] Troisième



église de Cap-Saint-Ignace (1772-1880) dont l'emplacement a suscité de nombreux débats pendant plus de quarante ans.
[English translation]
The religious history of the parish is quite eventful. In 1683, Cap-Saint-Ignace was the first mission to build a church on the Côte-du-Sud, after Pointe-Lévy. Bishop de Saint-Vallier mentioned this in 1686 when he wrote that "the church, which is only of wood, is pretty but as poor as the others".
In 1721, the construction of a new building was essential to meet the needs of the population. It was built of stone, not far from the first, west of Petit-Cap near the cliff overlooking the St. Lawrence.
About 1744, a meeting of parishioners was held to discuss ways to preserve the church and the presbytery that were threatened with being "washed away by the waves of the sea ..., or by the thaw that, each year, takes away a considerable part of the shoreline".
But it was only in 1772, after many disputes, that a new church was built on the current site. Enlarged in 1824 and 1854, the temple was demolished in 1881, to allow the erection of a new larger building, characterized by an architecture with more balanced and harmonious lines.
It was a tough test, however, for the citizens when a fire destroyed the new building in December 1890. It was rebuilt the following year.
[Photo caption reads] Third Cap-Saint-Ignace



church (1772-1880) whose location has sparked many debates for more than forty years.
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Date Added Monday, September 24th, 2018 at 2:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 389346 N 5210403
Decimal Degrees47.03788333, -70.45651667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 47° 2.273', W 70° 27.391'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds47° 2' 16.38" N, 70° 27' 23.46" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 90-148 Rue du Manoir E, Cap-Saint-Ignace Québec G0R 1H0, CA
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