Church of the Madonna della Difesa
The Church of the Madonna della Difesa is a Catholic church in the neighbourhood of Little Italy in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was built by Italian immigrants to the city, specifically those from Molise, to commemorate the apparition of the Madonna in La Difesa, in Casacalenda, Molise.Photo: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Quebec, Canada
- Also known as: “Église de Notre-Dame-de-la-Défense”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dante Park and Jean Talon Market.
Dante Park
Park
Photo: Alain Rouiller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dante Park is a park in the Little Italy neighbourhood of the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It covers about one-third of a local city block, bordered by Dante Street to the north, Alma Street to the east, residential buildings to the south, and de Gaspe Street to the west.
Jean Talon Market
Marketplace
Photo: Great11, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jean-Talon Market is a farmer's market in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Located in the Little Italy district, the market is bordered by Jean-Talon Street to the north, Mozart Ave. to the south, Casgrain Ave. to the west and Henri-Julien Ave. to the east. Jean Talon Market is situated 320 metres west of Church of the Madonna della Difesa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mile-End and Outremont.
Mile-End
Photo: Alain Rouiller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mile End, the last Mile, is a small neighborhood between Outremont, Le Plateau, Rosemont and Little Italy. The main commercial streets are parts of St-Viateur, Fairmount, Bernard, Villeneuve, Parc Ave & St-Laurent.
Outremont
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Outremont, once its own town, was incorporated into Montreal in 2002. As its name suggests, it's on the other side of Mount Royal from downtown, and is a predominately residential area, home to well-known Québec artists and celebrities and to Montreal's Hasidic Jewish community.
Montreal
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montreal is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec. While Quebec City is the political capital, Montreal is the cultural and economic centre, and the main entry point to the province.
Church of the Madonna della Difesa
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.53487° or 45° 32′ 6″ northLongitude
-73.61123° or 73° 36′ 40″ westOpen location code
87Q8G9MQ+WGOpenStreetMap ID
way 220549398OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q3585563
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Turkish—“Church of the Madonna della Difesa” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه مادونا ديلا ديفسا”
- French: “église Madonna della Difesa”
- French: “église Notre-Dame-de-la-Défense”
- French: “Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Défense”
- Italian: “chiesa della Madonna della Difesa”
- Italian: “Chiesa della Madonna della Difesa”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Defesa”
- Swedish: “Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Défense”
- Turkish: “Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Défense”
- Turkish: “Notre-Dame-de-la-Défense Kilisesi”
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