St. Stephen's Anglican Church
St. Stephen's Anglican Church is a church in Chambly, Quebec affiliated with the Anglican Church of Canada.
| St. Stephen's Anglican Church | |
|---|---|
| St. Stephen's with St. James Anglican Church of Chambly | |
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| 45°26′52″N 73°16′26″W | |
| Location | 2000 Bourgogne Street Chambly, Quebec, Canada J3L 1Z4  | 
| Denomination | Anglican | 
| Website | www.st-stephens-church-chambly.org | 
| History | |
| Status | active | 
| Founded | 1820 | 
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | National Historic Sites of Canada | 
| Designated | 1970 | 
| Architect(s) | Edward Parkin[1] | 
| Architectural type | Palladian architecture | 
| Groundbreaking | 1820 | 
| Completed | 1820 | 
| Specifications | |
| Length | 50 | 
| Width | 30 | 
| Height | 25 | 
| Number of floors | 2 | 
| Number of spires | 1 | 
| Materials | Fieldstone | 
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Montreal | 
| Province | Canada | 
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Mary Irwin-Gibson | 
| Laity | |
| Servers' guild | |
| Official name | St. Stephen's Anglican Church National Historic Site of Canada | 
| Designated | 1970 | 
It was built in 1820 to serve the garrison of Fort Chambly as well as the Loyalist and English settler population in and around Chambly.[2] It served both soldiers and civilians until the troops departed in 1869.[3]
St. Stephen's Anglican Church was listed as a National Historic Site of Canada in February 1970. The Historic and Monuments Board of Canada cited it as an outstanding example of early 19th-century Canadian ecclesiastical architecture.[2] It is located in close proximity to the Fort Chambly National Historic Site of Canada, the Richelieu River and the Chambly Canal.
References
    
- "Église Saint-Stephen". Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Culture et communications Québec. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
 - "St. Stephen's Anglican Church National Historic Site of Canada". Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
 - Clerk, Nathalie. "St. Stephen's Anglican Church" (PDF). Parks Canada History. Environment Canada - Parks. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
 
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