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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.
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Located in Québec City at 16 De Buade Street, in the historic district of Old Québec, the majestic Notre-Dame de Québec is next to the Séminaire de Québec and opposite city hall. It is part of a historically uniform group of buildings that includes its rectory, the episcopal palace of the Diocese of Québec, the former Université Laval and the entir...
Sitting on the site of Québec City’s first chapel, which was erected by Samuel de Champlain in 1633, the earliest incarnation of the current cathedral-basilica was built in 1647 and named Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix in reference to a short-lived truce signed with the Mohawknation in 1645. In 1664, it became North America’s very first parish church, Notre...
On 23 June 1966, the Québec Ministère de la Culture et des Communications classified Notre-Dame de Québec as a heritage building. On 1 January 1989, the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada designated it a historic site. On 8 December 2013, Notre-Dame de Québec officially became custodian of the only holy door outside of Europe. A holy door...
To the front of Notre-Dame de Québec lies a parvis, or forecourt, surrounded by a stone wall topped with a street furniture-style cast bronze fence dating from 1857. Its two asymmetrical domed steeples, main façade and side walls are made of stone and its roof of copper. Inside, the vault and walls are made of plaster. The vault is in the shape of ...
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Jul 29, 2022 · In 1984, Saint John Paul II began his pastoral visit to Canada with a moment of prayer inside Notre-Dame de Québec Basilica-Cathedral in order to share a sense of faith with the people of the community. The Basilica-Cathedral is situated in the very heart of old Quebec, and has been designated a UNESCO world heritage site.
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Come discover the first Anglican cathedral built outside the British Isles. Nestled in the heart of Old Québec, it is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Québec. English stained glass windows, royal silver, historic bells, 1790 chamber organ and more!
