Cathedral Saint-Hyacinthe-the-Confessor
The cathedral Saint-Hyacinthe-the-Confessor was built in 1880. Located at Saint-Hyacinthe, it is the principal church of the diocese of the same name. It is named in the honor of Hyacinthe of Cracow.
A pro-cathedral had been built before at the request of Mgr Jean-Charles Prince, but the building was not solid. During the Years 1870, the bishop must sit in exile with Saint-Mathieu-with-Beloeil.
The construction of the current building was ordered by the bishop Louis-Zéphirin Moreau. Its architect is Adolphe Lévesque, who fills a contract with fifty thousand dollars. It is devoted in the honor of Hyacinthe Saint, Dominican and confessor died in 1257. The organ was invoiced by Casavant Frères. Happy Moreau is buried there in the left Transept.
During the Years 1900, one notes that the cathedral needs to be restored. Henri-Maurice Perrrault and Albert Mesnard takes part in the project of restoration, just like the architect Napoleon Bourassa.
Other repairs were made in 1998. The painters Ozias Leduc and Joseph Uberti expose their paintings to it.
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