Alex St. Jean Photography

St-Joseph’s Oratory // Oratoire St-Joseph // 2021

Architects: Dalbé Viau, L.A. Venne, Lucien Parent, D.P. Bellot
Year of Completion: 1967

EN
•It took approximately 60 years to complete.
•Canada’s largest church.
•Montreal’s highest building (circumvents the law on buildings not being allowed to be taller than Mt-Royal).
•Founded by Brother André Bissette.
•Brother André accrued fame for being a healer.
•He denied having any powers, attributing any miracle to St-Joseph
•He attended to countless people until his death in 1937.
•In 1973 his heart, which was stored in a reliquary in the Oratory, was stolen, only to be found the year later by Frank Shoofey.
•Brother André was canonized in 2010.

FR
•Il a fallu environ 60 ans pour terminer.
•La plus grande église du Canada.
• Le plus haut bâtiment de Montréal (contourne la loi interdisant aux bâtiments d'être plus hauts que le Mont-Royal).
•Fondée par le frère André Bissette.
•Frère André s'est fait connaître comme guérisseur.
• Il a nié avoir des pouvoirs, attribuant tout miracle à St-Joseph.
• Il s'est occupé d'innombrables personnes jusqu'à sa mort en 1937.
•En 1973, son cœur, conservé dans un reliquaire de l'Oratoire, est volé, pour être retrouvé l'année suivante par Frank Shoofey.
•Frère André a été canonisé en 2010.

Green-Breasted Mango (Anthracothorax prevostii - female)

The female (as pictured below - evidenced by a white breast and vertical dark stripe) lays two eggs in her little nest where she incubates them for about 2 weeks. The nestling period lasts a little over 3 weeks.
I would like to thank my friends Jo E. Fon and George Roatan from Roatan Birdwatching CLUB-Caribbean Dove. They showed me the beauty in bird watching, and how cool these flying animals that surround our skies and streets really are.