St. Stephen's Anglican Church
St. Stephen's Anglican Church is a church in Chambly, Quebec affiliated with the Anglican Church of Canada.
St. Stephen's Anglican Church | |
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St. Stephen's with St. James Anglican Church of Chambly | |
45°26′52″N 73°16′26″W | |
Location | 2000 Bourgogne Street Chambly, Quebec, Canada J3L 1Z4 |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | www.st-stephens-church-chambly.org |
History | |
Status | active |
Founded | 1820 |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | National Historic Sites of Canada |
Designated | 1970 |
Architect(s) | Edward Parkin[1] |
Architectural type | Palladian architecture |
Groundbreaking | 1820 |
Completed | 1820 |
Specifications | |
Length | 50 |
Width | 30 |
Height | 25 |
Number of floors | 2 |
Number of spires | 1 |
Materials | Fieldstone |
Administration | |
Province | Canada |
Diocese | Montreal |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Mary Irwin-Gibson |
Laity | |
Servers' guild | |
Official name | St. Stephen's Anglican Church National Historic Site of Canada |
Designated | 1970 |
It was built in 1820 to serve the garrison of Fort Chambly as well as the Loyalist and English settler population in and around Chambly.[2] It served both soldiers and civilians until the troops departed in 1869.[3]
St. Stephen's Anglican Church was listed as a National Historic Site of Canada in February 1970. The Historic and Monuments Board of Canada cited it as an outstanding example of early 19th-century Canadian ecclesiastical architecture.[2] It is located in close proximity to the Fort Chambly National Historic Site of Canada, the Richelieu River and the Chambly Canal.
References
- "Église Saint-Stephen". Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Culture et communications Québec. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- "St. Stephen's Anglican Church National Historic Site of Canada". Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- Clerk, Nathalie. "St. Stephen's Anglican Church" (PDF). Parks Canada History. Environment Canada - Parks. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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