Cathedral of St. Teresa of Avila (Aimos)

The Catholic Cathedral of St. Teresa of Avila is located in the Canadian city of Amos in the province of Quebec. It was built in 1922 on the central hill on the left bank of the Harrican River, thanks to which it is led from afar from anywhere in the city. The construction of the cathedral by the Montreal architect Aristide Bogran-Champagne lasted 17 years. By the time of completion of all finishing works, the church of St. Teresa of Avila became the cathedral of the diocese of Amos.

The project of the cathedral was developed in an unusual Romano-Byzantine style for North America. The uniqueness of the Cathedral of St. Teresa of Avila lies in its unusual form. Unlike all Romanesque cathedrals in Canada, it is not cruciform, but round. The cathedral is crowned by a huge self-supporting dome covered with copper. Inside the cathedral is very spacious and can accommodate almost fifteen hundred people. The interior is designed in warm colors: soft red carpets cover the entire area in front of the altar, and the walls are decorated with panels of Italian pink marble. Mosaics depicting Christ receiving baptism in the Jordan, and stained glass windows were made by the famous French master Raoul Rennes.