Saint-Henri Church

Saint-Henri Church (French: Église de Saint-Henri) is a former Roman Catholic church in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at 872 du Couvent Street in the Saint-Henri neighbourhood of the Southwest borough.

Église de Saint-Henri
45°28′46.1″N 73°35′14″W
Location	872 du Covent Street, Saint-Henri, Le Sud-Ouest, Montreal, Quebec
Country	Canada
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Former name(s)	Saint Thomas Aquinas Church
Architecture
Functional status	Inactive
Architect(s)	Joseph Albert Karch
Style	Baroque
Completed	1923
Closed	2001
Specifications
Number of floors	3
Materials	Stone, Brick[1]
Administration
Archdiocese	Montreal
Parish	Saint-Henri Parish

History

The Saint-Henri parish was established in 1867 following the division of the Notre-Dame parish. A church, Église de Saint-Henri, had been constructed in the Saint-Henri parish, however it was demolished in 1968 in order to construct École secondaire Saint-Henri in that location.^[2]

Saint Thomas Aquinas Church was constructed for the Irish community based on a design by architect Joseph Albert Karch. It opened in 1923.^[3][4] The church's main facade was constructed of stone, with the side walls constructed of brick.

The Saint-Henri parish church became the former Saint Thomas Aquinas Church, and was renamed Église de Saint-Henri in 1968.^[2]

The church closed altogether in 2001, becoming a community centre.^[2] It became the Hôtel des Encans (Iegor Auction House) in 2004.^[3]