François Bailly
François Bailly | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1630 |
| Died | 1690 (aged 59–60) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Mason, architect |
| Known for | Notre-Dame Church (Montreal) |
François Bailly (c. 1630-1690) was a French mason, architect and official who was a prominent citizen in Montreal.[2]
Biography
Born in France, he came to Canada in 1659 under contract with the Abbé Queylus. He formed partnerships first with Urbain Brossard then with Michel Bouvier. His most notable work was the Notre-Dame Church (Montreal), built under the direction of François Dollier de Casson, which was on a grander scale than the Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral in Quebec City.
Bailly also held public offices. By 1663 Bailly had joined the Sainte-Famille militia. In 1667, he was appointed a sergeant-royal and in 1676 a prison warden.
Works
While Notre-Dame was his greatest project, Bailly also was commissioned on other projects:
- barn for Hotel-Dieu at Fort Ville-Marie 1659 (demolished 1688) now site of Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History
- unknown bakery in Montreal 1683
Gallery
Notre-Dame Church district in Montreal
The Notre-Dame Basilica next to the old church
Place d'Armes in 1828
References
- ^ "Famille de François BAILLY dit LAFLEUR & Marie FONTENEAU Family".
- ^ "Biographie – BAILLY, Lafleur, FRANÇOIS – Volume I (1000-1700) – Dictionnaire biographique du Canada". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- Alan Gowans, "François Bailly" Dictionary of Canadian Biography online, 2000