Saint-Arsène Church
church building in Quebec, Canada
Saint-Arsène Church (French: Église Saint-Arsène) is a church in the borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie in Montreal. Its address is 1015 Bélanger Street, at the corner of Christophe Colomb Avenue.
Constructed in 1954 based on a design by architect Joseph-Armand Dutrisac, it distinguished itself with its ogival shaped belltower.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 29, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q3580965. Authority coordinates are 45.541, -73.609. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1015 and 1954.
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