A C.M.C. partner for more than 20 years now, Le Repos Saint-François d’Assise of Montreal recently inaugurated their latest mausoleum.  Part of a new, larger plan that will eventually include 11 mausoleum-columbarium, the Saint Rita mausoleum is the 9th to be built within the walls of the cemetery.  Designed by architect Martin Frenette, the 3-storey, 33,800 square foot building incorporates 2,524 casket spaces as well as 1,968 niches.

Visitors step into a welcoming space bathed in the natural light that pours through magnificent windows.  Throughout the complex there is an emphasis on the use of the finest materials; the exterior is finished in Regal Grey granite, the interior features white Carrara marble, and everywhere the eye looks, there are works of wondrous beauty.  Stained glass windows commemorating Saint Rita and depicting the Vine and the Cross were created by Tony Palmitano, master artist in glass.  Over the central staircase, a magnificent painting by Madeleine Tailleur depicts the terrestrial and spiritual life of the saint who devoted her life to the Passion of Christ on the cross.