Cathedral Basilica of Mary Queen of the World and Saint James
Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral or in full Mary, Queen of the World and St. James the Great Cathedral is a minor basilica in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: cathedral in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Also known as: “Basilique-cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde de Montréal”, “Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde et Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur.”, “Mary Queen of the World Cathedral”, and “Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral”
- Address: 1085 Rue de la Cathédrale, Montréal, QC H3B 2V3
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bell Centre and Montreal Central Station.
Bell Centre
Stadium
Photo: Jimmy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bell Centre, formerly known as Molson Centre, is a multi-purpose arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Opened on March 16, 1996, it is the home arena of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League, replacing Montreal Forum and it is the largest indoor arena in Canada. Bell Centre is situated 380 metres south of Cathedral Basilica of Mary Queen of the World and Saint James.
Montreal Central Station
Railway station
Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montreal Central Station is the major inter-city rail station and a major commuter rail hub in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Nearly 11 million rail passengers use the station every year, making it the second-busiest train station in Canada, after Toronto Union Station. Montreal Central Station is situated 160 metres northeast of Cathedral Basilica of Mary Queen of the World and Saint James.
Dorchester Square
Park
Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dorchester Square, originally Dominion Square, is a large urban square in downtown Montreal. Together with Place du Canada, the area is just over 21,000 m2 or 2.1 ha of manicured and protected urban parkland bordered by René Lévesque Boulevard to the south, Peel Street to the west, Metcalfe Street to the east and Dorchester Square Street to the north. Dorchester Square is situated 160 metres west of Cathedral Basilica of Mary Queen of the World and Saint James.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Montreal and Quartier des spectacles.
Downtown Montreal
Photo: Poco a poco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downtown is the central business district of Montreal, and home to its largest concentration of museums, art galleries and shopping, and to the Mont-Royal Park and Montreal's Chinatown.
Quartier des spectacles
Neighborhood
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Quartier des Spectacles is an arts and entertainment district located in the eastern section of Downtown Montreal, designed as a centre for Montreal's cultural events and festivals.
Old Montreal
Photo: Poco a poco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old Montreal is what many visitors come to Montreal for: old cobblestoned streets lined with buildings dating from the 17th through 19th centuries, grand old French restaurants, history museums, and the riverfront Old Port.
Cathedral Basilica of Mary Queen of the World and Saint James
- Categories: cathedral, minor basilica, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.49942° or 45° 29′ 58″ northLongitude
-73.56885° or 73° 34′ 8″ westOpen location code
87Q8FCXJ+QFOpenStreetMap ID
node 12717551093OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1151330
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Cathedral Basilica of Mary Queen of the World and Saint James” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية مارية ملكة العالم”
- Chinese: “圣母世界之后主教座堂”
- Chinese: “聖母世界之后主教座堂”
- Dutch: “Basilique-cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde de Montréal”
- Dutch: “Kathedrale basiliek Maria Koningin der Wereld”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائية مارى ملكه العالم”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مارى كاتدرائيه ملكه العالم”
- Estonian: “Basilique-cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde de Montréal”
- Estonian: “Maailma Kuninganna Maarja katedraal”
- French: “basilique-cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde de Montréal”
- French: “Basilique-cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde de Montréal”
- French: “basilique-cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde”
- French: “basilique-cathédrale Saint-Jacques de Montréal”
- French: “Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde”
- German: “Basilique-cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde de Montréal”
- German: “Marie-Reine-du-Monde de Montréal”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Montréal”
- Italian: “Basilica-cattedrale Maria Regina del Mondo”
- Italian: “Basilique-cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde de Montréal”
- Italian: “cattedrale di Maria Regina del Mondo”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Maria Regina del Mondo”
- Japanese: “マリー・レーヌ・デュ・モンド大聖堂”
- Japanese: “世界の女王マリア大聖堂”
- Korean: “마리렌뒤몽드대성당”
- Maltese: “Marija, Reġina tad-Dinja Katidral”
- Persian: “کلیسای جامع جهانی ملکه مریم”
- Persian: “کلیسای جامع مریم ملکه جهان”
- Polish: “Basilique-cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde de Montréal”
- Polish: “Bazylika katedralna Matki Bożej Królowej Świata w Montrealu”
- Polish: “Bazylika katedralna Matki Bożej Królowej Świata”
- Portuguese: “Basilique-cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde de Montréal”
- Portuguese: “Catedral basílica Maria Rainha do Mundo”
- Portuguese: “Catedral-basílica de Maria Rainha do Mundo”
- Portuguese: “Catedral-Basílica de Maria Rainha do Mundo”
- Russian: “Собор Марии, Царицы Небесной”
- Slovenian: “Stolnica Marije, kraljice sveta”
- Spanish: “Basilica catedral marie reine du monde”
- Spanish: “Basílica Catedral Marie Reine du Monde”
- Spanish: “Basilica Catedral Marie Reine-du-Monde”
- Spanish: “Basílica Catedral Marie Reine-du-Monde”
- Spanish: “Basilica Catedral Marie-Reine-du-Monde”
- Spanish: “Basílica Catedral Marie-Reine-du-Monde”
- Spanish: “Basílica-Catedral de María Reina del Mundo”
- Spanish: “Basilica-Catedral Marie-Reine-du-Monde”
- Spanish: “Basílica-Catedral Marie-Reine-du-Monde”
- Spanish: “Catedral basílica de María Reina del Mundo y de Santiago”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Santa Maria de Quebec”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Santa Maria y Santiago”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Santa María y Santiago”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Santiago”
- Spanish: “Catedral Marie Reine du Monde”
- Spanish: “Catedral Marie Reine-du-Monde”
- Spanish: “Catedral Marie-Reine-du-Monde”
- Swedish: “Basilique-cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde de Montréal”
- Turkish: “basilique-Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde de Montréal”
- Turkish: “Marie-Reine-du-Monde de Montréal Katedrali”
- Ukrainian: “Собор Марії, Цариці Всесвіту”
- Welsh: “Basilique-cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde de Montréal”
- Welsh: “Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Basilique-cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde et Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur and Macdonald Monument.
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