Church of Our Lady of Good Hope
| Church of Our Lady of Good Hope | |
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| 66°15′07″N 128°38′38″W / 66.2519°N 128.6439°WCoordinates: 66°15′07″N 128°38′38″W / 66.2519°N 128.6439°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Listing at Diocesan website |
| History | |
| Founded | 1864 |
| Dedication | Our Lady of Good Hope |
| Associated people | Émile Petitot |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Mission |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1977 |
| Architectural type | Carpenter Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1865 |
| Completed | 1885 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 45 feet (14 m) |
| Width | 25 feet (7.6 m) |
| Number of floors | 1 |
| Number of spires | 1 |
| Materials | Wooden frame |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Grouard-McLennan |
| Diocese | |
| Official name | Church of Our Lady of Good Hope National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1977 |
The Church of Our Lady of Good Hope is an historic Carpenter Gothic-style Roman Catholic church building located on a bluff overlooking the Mackenzie River in Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, Canada. Only 45 feet by 25 feet in size, it was built between 1865 and 1885 as a mission of the Oblate Fathers. Father Émile Petitot, "renowned ethnologist, linguist and geographer of the Canadian northwest" was a resident of the mission from 1864 to 1878.[1]
The building's simple exterior, with its wooden siding, steep pitched roof, lancet windows and lancet entranceway under a steepled bell tower, make it a rather plain example of Carpenter Gothic style architecture, which belies the extraordinary painted decoration of its interior.[1][2]
The Church of Our Lady of Good Hope was designated a National Historic Site of Canada on June 6, 1977. The designation does not include the historic cemetery located to the left of the church building.[1]
 Church of Our Lady of Good Hope - interior |
 Church of Our Lady of Good Hope - rear interior |
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