title: Léandre Parent
text: # Léandre Parent
  
  Léandre Parent (1809 – 1889) was a Canadian sculptor.
  
  From 1822 to 1826 he apprenticed in sculpture under Thomas Baillairgé. From 1830 to 1870, he operated a sculpture studio in Saint-Roch, Quebec City. His sculpture and carpentry work for churches includes the church of Saint-François in Ile d'Orléans, Quebec and the church of Saint-Louis in Lotbinière, Quebec.
  
  His work is included in the collections of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and the National Gallery of Canada
  
  He died June 12, 1889, in Quebec City.
  
  