Eglise Saint-Francois d'Assise, Quebec City

The history of the parish began in 1913 when a small wooden chapel was built. It was officially established on March 4, 1914, by Louis-Nazaire Cardinal Bégin. In 1914, the chapel underwent expansion, and a site for a church was chosen in 1915. Shortly after, a presbytery was constructed. On May 9, 1919, the Congregation of Rituals decreed the Blessed Virgin, known as Notre-Dame-de-Roc-Amadour, as a co-patron saint.

In June 1918, the churchwardens decided to relocate the wooden chapel by 150 feet (45 meters) to make space for the new church. Construction of the church began promptly according to plans by architect Joseph-Siméon Bergeron. Initially, only the crypt was constructed. Permission to build the upper church was granted in December 1925 by Archbishop Paul-Eugène Roy of Québec. Construction of the upper church commenced in May 1926 with plans from the architectural firm Bergeron, Lemay, and Dumais. The building was completed in July 1927, with the interior left unfinished. Architect Bergeron oversaw the interior's completion in 1941-1942.

Bergeron drew inspiration from French churches influenced by Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, a prominent figure in 19th-century French rational architecture. For instance, Saint Francis of Assisi Church shares features with Saint Etienne Church in Tours, designed by Gustave and Charles-Victor Guérin between 1869 and 1874, featuring bell tower-porches and Romanesque elements from the Massif Central and southwest France.

Inside the church, its tiered design resembles Notre-Dame-de-la-Croix Church in Paris, constructed from 1863 to 1880 by Louis-Jean-Antoine Héret, who also drew inspiration from Romanesque architecture.