Burial in a Crypt or Columbarium
A Distinguished Choice in Montréal
Mausoleums are large buildings that offer different alternatives to in-ground burials. They house many crypts and indoor columbaria, allowing families to visit their loved ones year-round, regardless of the weather.
Choose Between A Crypt or A Columbarium
Crypt: Tomb or space developed in a mausoleum to receive one or more coffins.
Columbarium: Funerary building or installation designed for the internment of the deceased's ashes. These installations can be indoors or outdoors and include niches, in which one or more cinerary urns are placed. The plural form of columbarium is columbaria.
Niche: Space, windowed or not, developed in an indoor or outdoor columbarium to receive one or more cinerary urns in perpetuity. Outdoor niches are in marble whereas indoor ones can be either in marble or glass.
Burial in a Crypt
A crypt burial is the insertion of a casket into a crypt, inside a mausoleum, which provides an indoor space for meditation protected from the elements. The outer surface of the crypt can then be personalized with engravings and ornaments.
Burial in a Columbarium
Interment (or burial) in a columbarium is when a cinerary urn is placed in a niche. Columbaria can be indoors (in a mausoleum) or outdoors (in an installation). Niches in an indoor columbarium can be glazed, allowing the urn to be accompanied by decorative items or photographs reminiscent of the deceased. Like crypts, niches in an outdoor columbarium can be personalized with engraving and ornaments.
Pricing
Niches for an urn in a columbarium
Starting at $595
Crypt for a coffin
Starting at $13,760
*Saturday entombment is now included with all new crypt purchases, subject to availability.
Mausoleums are large buildings that offer different alternatives to in-ground burials. They house many crypts and indoor columbaria, allowing families to visit their loved ones year-round, regardless of the weather.
Our site has 10 mausoleums. The most recent ones, Esther Blondin and Eulalie Durocher, still have many spaces available and offer many benefits:
- Choice of crypt with one, two or four spaces
- Elevator, making it accessible for our clientele with reduced mobility
- Many parking spaces
- Option to buy private spaces for you and your loved ones
- Some niches can accommodate several urns in our columbaria
- Wall covering made of premium quality marble
- Sizes available to accommodate oversized caskets
- A vast choice of ornaments to personalize your crypt or niche
- Competitive prices
- An on-site crematorium, eliminating many unnecessary trips
Esther Blondin Mausoleum
Creating a warm and bright setting, the Esther Blondin Mausoleum's large windows that offer magnificent views of the surrounding nature and Saint Joseph’s Oratory. Crypts for interments and columbaria for urns are available for purchase.
Eulalie Durocher Mausoleum
A place of serenity and comfort, Eulalie Durocher Mausoleum distinguishes itself thanks to a modern setting that encourages reflection. Crypts for interment and columbaria for urns are available for purchase.
Private Mausoleums
Customers may acquire a plot of land to build a private mausoleum with the help of architectural plans. We will advise you on the land available. Private mausoleums provide space for several crypts and niches. These mausoleums become a unique and private place of reflection for you and your loved ones, personalized according to your tastes and needs.
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Cremation
Cremation is currently chosen by nearly 75% of Quebecers. There are many reasons to choose this option, including its simplicity and possibilities.
Eco-Friendly Options
Bury your loved one in one of our eco-friendly groves which involves the burial of biodegradable urns under saplings guaranteed to grow into beautiful trees. The deceased's ashes are thus returned to nature, and generations to come can gather around the growing tree, chosen from a selection of native species adapted to the area's environment.
Monument Cleaning
Exposed to the elements, your loved ones' monuments lose some of their luster over time. Honor your loved ones by restoring their monuments to their original glory. Our chemical-free technique leaves the engravings intact.