点评:One of the things we noticed in Quebec and eastern Ontario is a sort of dueling Catholic parishes that appeal to either French or Irish parishioners. In Montreal, we finally had the opportunity to visit the Irish version St. Patrick's Basilica. Most of the Irish parishes are named St. Patrick's (both Ottawa and Montreal).
We visited late in the afternoon on our main day in Montreal as we visit a trinity of great churches within close proximity which included Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral and Christ Church Anglican Cathedral. Of these three, my favorite was St. Patrick's. It is a beautiful church that is sort of the Irish version of Notre Dame with many similarities but in green and lighter as opposed to blue and deeper. The rear of the two churches are very similar. Where they differ greatly is the side naves of Notre Dame are covered with gallery seating and St. Patick's side naves extend to the high ceiling with tall and narrow stained-glass. Additional, where Notre Dame as the great statuary in the sanctuary, St. Patrick's has a gothic apse with a tall statuary alter flanked by tall stained-glass windows.
It is a very tall and large church that has great beauty in its design. The highlight has to be the green apse sanctuary and main alter. Like its nearby parishes, the church is an easy 15–20-minute visit that is free and uncrowded. I highly recommend a visit.
翻译:我们在魁北克和安大略省东部注意到一个现象:那里有一些相互竞争的天主教堂区,分别吸引着讲法语或讲爱尔兰语的信徒。在蒙特利尔,我们终于有机会参观了服务于爱尔兰裔信徒的圣帕特里克大教堂。大多数爱尔兰裔教会都以“圣帕特里克”命名(渥太华和蒙特利尔都是如此)。
我们在蒙特利尔逗留的当天傍晚时分前去参观,当时我们计划参观三座位置相近的宏伟教堂,其中就包括圣母玛利亚教堂。世界女王大教堂和圣克里斯托弗圣公会大教堂。在这三座教堂中,我最喜欢的是圣帕特里克大教堂。这是一座非常美丽的教堂,可以说是爱尔兰版的巴黎圣母院——两者有很多相似之处,只不过圣帕特里克大教堂以绿色和浅色调为主,而巴黎圣母院则是以蓝色和深色调为主。这两座教堂的背面设计非常相似。它们的显著区别在于:巴黎圣母院的侧廊设有观览席,而圣帕特里克大教堂的侧廊则一直延伸到高高的天花板,上面镶嵌着高而窄的彩色玻璃窗。另外,虽然巴黎圣母院以其宏伟的雕像群著称,但圣帕特里克教堂则拥有哥特式的后殿,后殿上设有一个高大的雕塑祭坛,两侧则是高大的彩色玻璃窗。
这是一座极其高大且宽敞的教堂,其设计美轮美奂。最引人注目的当属绿色的后殿圣所以及主祭坛。与附近的其它教堂一样,参观这座教堂只需15到20分钟,过程免费且无需拥挤排队。我极力推荐大家前来参观。