Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount

Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount
Saint-Léon de Westmount Church
Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount
45°29′08″N 73°35′31″W / 45.485560°N 73.591940°W / 45.485560; -73.591940
LocationWestmount, Quebec
CountryCanada
DenominationCatholic Church
History
Statusactive
Founded1901
Architecture
ArchitectGeorges-Alphonse Monette;
Architectural typeNeo-Gothic
Administration
ProvinceCanada
Official nameChurch of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1997

The Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount (French: Église Saint-Léon de Westmount) is a Roman Catholic church located in Westmount, Quebec at 4311 De Maisonneuve Boulevard West. Built in 1901, the church was designed by well known Montreal architect Georges-Alphonse Monette and decorated by Guido Nincheri from 1901 to 1903, using the wet plaster buon fresco technique. Designed in the Romanesque Revival style, and featuring an Italianate façade with bell tower, the Church of Saint-Léon-de-Westmount was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1997 and plaqued in 1999.

Romain Pelletier was notably the church's organist from 1909 to 1951. His brother Frédéric Pelletier also briefly served as choirmaster at the church.