Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica
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.Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: Catholic basilica in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada
- Also known as: “Basilica of Our Lady of the Cape”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maison Rocheleau and Parc Martin Bergeron.
Maison Rocheleau
Museum
Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maison Rocheleau is a museum, which is situated 210 metres west of Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica.
Parc Martin Bergeron
Park
Maison Blanche
Church
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maison Blanche is a church, which is situated 4 km southwest of Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cap-de-la-Madeleine and Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap.
Cap-de-la-Madeleine
Suburb
Cap-de-la-Madeleine is a former city in Quebec, Canada at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River and the St. Lawrence River. It was amalgamated into the City of Trois-Rivières in 2002. Population 33,022.
Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap
Suburb
Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap is a former city in Quebec, Canada on the St. Lawrence River. It was amalgamated into the City of Trois-Rivières in 2002. Its population as of the 2001 census was 6,192.
Trois-Rivières
Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trois-Rivières is the second-oldest city in Quebec, founded in 1634. It lies almost half-way between Montreal and Quebec City and can make a nice stopover on travel between those two cities.
Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica
- Categories: minor basilica, national shrine, pilgrimage site, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.36818° or 46° 22′ 5″ northLongitude
-72.49725° or 72° 29′ 50″ westOpen location code
87R99G93+73OpenStreetMap ID
way 66794334OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q2886971
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica” goes by many names.
- French: “basilique Notre-Dame du Cap”
- French: “basilique Notre-Dame-du-Cap”
- French: “Basilique Notre-Dame-du-Cap”
- German: “Basilika Notre-Dame-du-Cap”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Notre-Dame-du-Cap”
- Polish: “Bazylika Notre-Dame-du-Cap”
- Portuguese: “Basílica de Notre-Dame-du-Cap”
- Spanish: “basílica de Nuestra Señora del Cabo”
- Spanish: “Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Cabo”
- Turkish: “Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica”
- Turkish: “Notre-Dame-du-Cap Bazilikası”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Petit Sanctuaire and Les jardins du Sanctuaire.
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