Category:Stations of the Cross in Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount-Royal

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Français : Dans les jardins de l'Oratoire, on peut suivre un chemin de croix grandeur nature peuplé de sculptures représentant la Passion du Christ. C'est l'œuvre originale de l'artiste Louis Parent. Le sculpteur québécois y consacra 10 ans de sa vie [1943-1953). Elles ont été sculptées dans la pierre naturelle de l’Indiana (États-Unis) et le sculpteur Ercolo Barbieri sculpta le marbre de Carrare (Italie) entre 1952 et 1958. L’architecte paysagiste Frederick Gage Todd dessina les jardins de l'Oratoire. Le Cardinal Paul-Émile Léger, inaugura le Chemin de la Croix le 29 juillet 1951. Le rêve du frère André devenait une réalité : offrir aux pèlerins un lieu privilégié pour la prière et la méditation.
English: The outdoor Garden of the Way of the Cross is one of Saint Joseph’s Oratory’s best kept secrets. Located on the east side of the Basilica, the garden shelters a magnificent Way of the Cross made of towering sculptures, which unfold amidst an artfully landscaped terrain. It is an exceptional space to meditate in communion with nature. The grouping comprises 42 characters, each approximately 2.75 meters (9 ft) high, which the sculptor modelled in his workshop at the Oratory, between 1943 and 1953. The statues were carved out of Indiana limestone by Ercolo Barbieri, between 1952 and 1958. Louis Parent designed the pieces to blend harmoniously into the natural environment. Art critics have had nothing but praise for this work that has stood the test of time.
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