Sainte Famille Church - Boucherville, Québec - A.D. 1801 The high altar, considered a masterpiece of antique sculpture in Quebec, has two gradins (step-like shelves) and a monstrance with four recesses …More
Sainte Famille Church - Boucherville, Québec - A.D. 1801
The high altar, considered a masterpiece of antique sculpture in Quebec, has two gradins (step-like shelves) and a monstrance with four recesses, each containing a statue of one of the four evangelists. Above the altar is a baldachin and on each side, ornate capsules contain reliquaries of four saints: Flavian, Felicity, Innocent and Victor.
The baroque-style high altar tabernacle, created by Gilles Bolvin in around A.D. 1745.
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The high altar, considered a masterpiece of antique sculpture in Quebec, has two gradins (step-like shelves) and a monstrance with four recesses, each containing a statue of one of the four evangelists. Above the altar is a baldachin and on each side, ornate capsules contain reliquaries of four saints: Flavian, Felicity, Innocent and Victor.
The baroque-style high altar tabernacle, created by Gilles Bolvin in around A.D. 1745.
sanctuairesdufleuve.com/en/sainte-famille-church/
