Ste-Anne Catholic Church (Ottawa)
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Ste-Anne Catholic Church
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| Location | 528 Old St. Patrick Street in the Lowertown neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Affiliation | Catholic |
| Administration | St. Clement Parish |
| Patron | Saint Anne |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | J.P. LeCourt |
| Architectural type | French Colonial Revival |
| Founder | Bishop Joseph-Bruno Guigues |
| Completed | 1873 |
| Official name | Ste-Anne Roman Catholic Church |
| Designated | 1978 |
Ste-Anne is a Catholic church located at 528 Old St. Patrick Street in the Lowertown neighbourhood of Ottawa, Canada. Built in 1873 by architect J.P. LeCourt, it is one of the few examples of traditional Québécois church architecture in Ontario. Ste-Anne is the home of St. Clement Parish, a bilingual parish community that celebrates the Mass and other sacraments in Latin according to the liturgical norms of the 1962 Roman Missal.
Bishop Joseph-Bruno Guigues was responsible for the creation of the church, as by the 1870s Ottawa's French Catholic population outgrew the Notre-Dame Cathedral. Pierre Rocque worked as the contractor and assisted LeCourt in the construction. Bishop Guigues laid the cornerstone on May 4, 1873.
In April 2009, part of the roof collapsed, resulting in an 18-month restoration costing more than $1 million. Eight months after the church reopened, it was closed again by the Archdiocese of Ottawa due to dwindling attendance and economic problems. Archbishop Terrence Prendergast offered the building to the community of St. Clement Parish, which agreed to the move and began holding Masses at Ste-Anne's on June 3, 2012.
Ste-Anne Catholic Church is a designated heritage property under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. It is commemorated by the City of Ottawa with the following plaque:
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