It dominates the skyline of Old Longueuil. It’s as impressive on the outside as it is on the inside. And it didn’t take a fear of heights to build it. The vast dome that caps the co-cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue is a distinctive architectural feature that invites you to admire it up close.
On the inside, it was painted… white… in its early years.
Until it was decided to entrust the artisans of the renowned sacred arts sculptor Louis Jobin with the task of painting frescoes on the ceiling of this neo-Byzantine gem. These Quebec artists, perched at a height of 30 meters, created the works we can admire today. The figures (including, of course, Saint-Antoine) may look tiny from the cow floor, but they’re over three meters tall.
We hope it wasn’t necessary to apply two layers everywhere…