Montréal's Religious Heritage: Downtown, a digital chapter taken from the guide Discovering Montréal's Religious Heritage, is your invitation to discover all the diversity and beauty of the religious heritage of Montréal and its environs. In full colour and lavishly illustrated with magnificent photos, this one-of-a-kind guidebook reveals the secrets of an exceptionally rich heritage unequalled anywhere else in North America.
This itinerary explores the religious heritage of the city centre. You'll discover a mosaic of Christian traditions—Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, or Evangelical—that blends with the vibrant urban, cultural and social life of Montrealers. These exceptional sites recall the arrival of the first immigrants and reflect the evolution of the historical and architectural heritage of the western end of the downtown core.
Conceived for pilgrims whose journeys are prompted by their faith as well as those drawn by art, architecture, and history, Montréal's Religious Heritage: Downtown shines a light on Montréal's rich religious heritage, both ancient and modern. It also spotlights successfully converted religious buildings that have been given a new lease on life.