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Oh Look Another Church!
Église Sainte-Sophie
We recently came across this church in Sainte-Sophie in the Lanaudière region northeast of Montréal.
We’ve been exploring this region a lot lately because it’s close to home and has lots of charming little towns and old churches to discover.
This one looked bigger than most of the small-town churches we’d seen in the region, which I thought was interesting so we doubled back to have a closer look.
I wasn’t able to find out much about the place online other than the fact the the parish was established in 1851, and that this version was built between 1865 and 1867.
I did my usual walkabout, admiring the craftsmanship that went into these lovely stone walls.
and of course checking out the requisite adjoining cemetery.
My favorite discovery was this old groundskeeper’s shed – check out the lovely old door on this:
The rural Québec landscape is dotted with small towns and villages and each town built its own church that often became its architectural highlight.
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I love the lines, textures, and contrast of the color of the doors against the muted stone and white trim. It makes me happy to know such a beautiful building is so well cared for!
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Love your photos, very eye-catching.
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Funny how doors as simple as these on the church can look so stunning! It must be the contrast of the coloring 🙂
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I love the Transom frames, and that Steeple/ Bell tower. The white trim looks lovely with the stone work. Another great Door post!
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Thanks Deborah. To be honest the windows and the textured stone walls captured my attention more than the doors but it was a fun doorscursion.
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There’s something about this final six paneled door and the stone church it is attached to. Love this shot and the colors. Once again, great pics Norm.
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Thank you 😀
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Norm, I really enjoyed this collection of angles on a beautiful and peaceful church. The white semi-circular arches seem to have dark cobalt blue insets which really is pretty way to define them. Lastly, the burnished golden wooden doors just took my breath away.
Sorry to be a bit late, but I have had our work add not only stores from Remington, IND; now we have added Enfield, CT stores. (Yes, I have also complained to Dan. 🙂 ) I will come back to see if I missed any other posts. Have a great weekend and happy Doors hunting!
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Thanks so much. Have a great weekend yourself 🙂
They’re forecasting nice weather so I’ll be working on a few new doorscursions.
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I love the way the doors stand out against the church. Love the angle from below to catch the steeple 🙂 The groundskeepers shed was a great additional find.
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Thanks Amy. It was a fun challenge for myself to create interesting shots even though I found the main doors to be a little boring.
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Really stunning images. It’s so good to see places around the world
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Thanks Helen. Getting the chance to see and discover so many different places around the world is one of my favorite things about Thursday Doors 😀
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charming building with its lacy looking doors. windows are marvelous as well.
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Thanks Klara, those windows stood out for me too 🙂
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I hope the groundskeeper’s shed is just where he/she stores tools! I too love the stonework.
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Thanks Jan – I hope so too!
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Super Doors! Love your selections this week; the doors really enhance the photos.
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Thanks, glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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Great photography!!! and love your Thursday Doors every week!
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Thanks so much for the kinds words 🙂
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In the past years we lived in L.A. we went to a church in a business building. Even though they had converted the inside, there is something to say for a beautiful outside like this one!
Beautiful doors, as well as church – the old way with a cemetery! I like the idea of the latter! I also like the 2 half-rosette and rosette windows above the main door.
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Thanks. We’re seeing a lot of old churches get converted here too. It’s nice when they can at least preserve the exterior architecture 🙂
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The penultimate photo is my favourite. Looks like it was a glorious, sunshine-y day 🙂 The colours of the church, the sky, the doors, the grounds – all look so beautiful together! Oh and I have also featured a church for this week’s Thursday Doors 🙂
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Thanks for the kind words Gitanjali – it was a beautiful warm sunny day. When looking for nice doors, it’s hard to go wrong with places of worship 🙂
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That’s so true 🙂
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Beautiful stone and brick work, and I love the lacey look of those windows.
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Thanks Marian – those windows stood out for me too 🙂
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Great find! I love some of the angles of your pictures. Great shots.
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Thanks Michelle 🙂
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Beautiful! Love the stone. Windows like doilies 🙂 Great wooden doors all around.
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“Windows like doilies”, now that you mention it, yes! Thanks Joey 😀
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Interesting captures.
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Thank you 🙂
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What a beautiful church with such lovely doors and windows..they are all so neatly designed to just fit into place and lead your eye upwards….
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Thanks Vicky – a classic church design indeed 🙂
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Such a fresh looking building for its age, so well preserved. I love the white painted iron work above the doors, it stands out really nicely against the stone.
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Thanks Jean. Yes the white jumps out against the pale gray of the stone.
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Lovely doors with unusual fanlight windows.
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I liked the windows almost as much as the doors 😉
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Another winner Norm. For dramatic effect, you can’t beat a church 🙂
The photo looking up to the steeple is my favourite with the wispy clouds. I noticed the door has no handles and can only be opened from the inside. There also appears to be a cable hanging down. How odd.
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Thanks Joanne. Yes I guess that main door only get opened from the inside. That cable was an extension cord but I don’t remember what it was connected to.
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Beautiful church. I love the windows, and the wooden doors just pop. Normally wooden doors blend in, but in this case they shine. 🙂
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Thanks Judy, I thought they stood out that way as well 🙂
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Great find Norm! I love how the beautiful, naturally finished wooden doors are framed by a different stone. I love stone buildings, but this was very nicely done. The groundskeepers shed is another good find. I like that door a lot. I notice that the doors have been trimmed over time to compensate for a little settling. Wood doors accommodate that need very well. I also like that the sign for the church was built from the same stone. These guys really paid attention to detail.
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Thanks Dan. They sure don’t build them like this anymore do they? Well they could, but no one want to pay what it would cost 😀
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i like the bit over the door that blends so well with the windows and the grounds keeper’s door is great as well. What a lovely building! After being in France for a few weeks and exploring a number of churches, the word “Église” has become quite familiar. 🙂
janet
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Thanks Janet. I can imagine that between rural France and rural Québec there are a lot of similarities 🙂
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Beautiful wood doors, brick and windows, Norm. That’s a very cool and quaint church and must be an interesting area to explore.
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It was interesting – thanks 🙂
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Beautiful angles and lines of your photos, not just the doors. 🙂
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Thanks for the kind words. I knew I didn’t have the most spectacular doors this time so I tried to get a bit creative with some of the shots.
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Oh, I think the doors are quite spectacular, very neat and tidy, but you went one step further.
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