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The Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré (French: Basilique Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré) is a basilica set along the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Quebec City, and one of the six national shrines of Canada. [2] It has been credited by the Catholic Church with many
This inaugurated a tradition of annual pilgrimages for young people, known as Cap-Jeunesse. [3] There are many pilgrimages to the shrine, including hundreds by bus from Canada and the United States. At the end of July, members of the Quebec Italian community, stop at the basilica en route to Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré for the feast of St Anne on ...
Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal (French: Oratoire Saint-Joseph-du-Mont-Royal) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and national shrine located at 3800 Queen Mary Road in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood on Mount Royal's Westmount Summit in Montreal, Quebec. [1]
Pages in category "Roman Catholic national shrines in Canada" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The architecture of Quebec was at first characterized by the settlers of the rural areas along the St. Lawrence River who largely came from Normandy. The houses they built echoed their roots. The surroundings forced enough differences that a unique style developed, and the house of the New France farmer remains a symbol of French-Canadian ...
The Basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Cap is a minor basilica in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. It is Canada's national shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and one of the country's six national shrines. Each year, the site is visited by thousands of Catholic pilgrims.
The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec ("Our Lady of Quebec City"), located at 16, rue de Buade, Quebec City, Quebec, is the primatial church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. [1] It is the oldest church in Canada and was the first church in Canada to be elevated to the rank of minor basilica, by Pope Pius IX in 1874.
The first rural cemetery in Canada, established in Sillery, near Quebec City, created due to overcrowding at the old Protestant burying ground in the city; the funerary monuments and significance of many of the persons buried in the cemetery commemorate many aspects of the history of Quebec City, Quebec and Canada New Quebec Custom House [25]