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Sainte-Marthe Catholic church, Sainte-Marthe, 2017

Color photograph, long shot of stone church facade with a wood and metal steeple surrounded by trees. In the background, a presbytery on the left and a cemetery on the right.

© Bernard Bourbonnais, 2017 – Musée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges

Typical of the many churches built in the 19th century, the Sainte-Marthe church was completed in 1866. Drawn up by architect Victor Bourgeau (1809-1888), the church testifies to the style recommended by the Catholic church at that time. Indeed, Bourgeau was highly recommended by the bishop of Montreal, Mgr Ignace Bourget, for the construction of new churches. Bourgeau drew plans for more than one hundred churches in Quebec and developed the neo-gothic style that was largely adopted and replicated in religious architecture until 1920.