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will delight in Québec Journeys and Religious to Spiritual The Guide as those faith as well their by prompted pilgrims whose journeys are The tours offer unique spiritual and history. art,drawn by architecture, places: shrines, basilicas, sacred experiences while exploring countless and temples of a variety of the cross, cemeteries, ways museums, churches, and individuals and communities, also meet remarkable You’ll of faiths. . while communing with nature contemplation and reflection enjoy exceptionally rich exceptionally an reveal inspirational tours and magnificent photos America. else in North heritage unequalled anywhere T www.ulyssesguides.com Guide to Spiritual and Religious Journeys in Québec Research and Writing: Siham Jamaa Photo Credits Translation: Elke Love, Matthew McLauchlin, Christine Poulin, Tanya Solari, John Sweet Cover Page Forest trail © iStockphoto.com/Nikada; Saint Editors: Pierre Ledoux and Claude Morneau Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal © iStockphoto. com/AK2; Notre-Dame de Québec Basilica- Copy Editing: Elke Love, Matthew McLauchlin Cathedral © Daniel Abel-photographe; Our Lady Editing Assistant: Ambroise Gabriel of the Cape Shrine gardens © Michel Julien; Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Shrine © Sainte-Anne- Graphic Design and Layout: Pascal Biet de-Beaupré Shrine; Ermitage Saint-Antoine de Lac-Bouchette © Ermitage Saint-Antoine de This work was produced under the direction of Olivier Gougeon and Claude Morneau. Lac-Bouchette Back Cover Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac © iStockphoto. com/Sylvain Dionne

Acknowledgments This book was created with the support of many people who believed in my passion and who supported me throughout the project. I would especially like to thank Pierre, Rizlaine and Richard. I also wish to thank the wonderful religious communities who generously opened their doors to me and shared their spiritual, historical and artistic treasures. Many thanks also to the members of the tourism and cultural industry for their dedication towards their institutions and regions. Their enthusiasm is an inspiration. Finally, I would like to thank my publisher, Ulysses Travel Guides, for the confidence, the vision and the creativity of its leaders. Siham Jamaa

This project was made possible in part by the support of Québec’s National Shrines (Canada), Canada Economic Development, and Tourisme Québec, as well as the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications and the Ville de Montréal under the ‘‘Entente sur le développement culturel de Montréal’’ agreement.

Ulysses Travel Guides acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada. Ulysses Travel Guides would also like to thank the Government of Québec – Tax credit for book publishing – Administered by SODEC.

Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec and Library and Archives Canada cataloguing in publication Jamaa, Siham, 1974- [Chemins spirituels et religieux du Québec. English] Guide to spiritual and religious journeys in Québec Translation of : Chemins spirituels et religieux du Québec. Includes an index. ISBN 978-2-89464-947-3 1. Sacred space - Québec (Province) - Guidebooks. 2. Pilgrims and pilgrimages - Québec (Province) - Guidebooks. 3. Québec (Province) - Tours. I. Title II. Title : Chemins spirituels et religieux du Québec. English. BL2530.C3J3613 2016 263'.042714 C2016-940218-5

No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, including photocopying, without the written permission of the publisher. © April 2016, Ulysses Travel Guides All rights reserved Printed in Canada ISBN 978-2-89464-947-3 (Printed Version) ISBN 978-2-76582-678-1 (Digital PDF Version) ISBN 978-2-76582-688-0 (Digital ePub Version)  The Laurentians. © iStockphoto.com/ErikLemay Dolbeau-Mistassini 167 169 Saint-Félicien Lac Mashteuiatsh Saint-Jean Alma Saguenay Roberval 138 Métabetchouan– 172 Lac-à-la-Croix Rivière- Trois- Lac-Bouchette Éternité 170 Pistoles 175 Tadoussac 169 138 Rivière- du-Loup Notre-Dame-du-Portage Réserve Saint- 155 Faunique des 175 La Malbaie André Laurentides 138 132 362 20 Baie-Saint-Paul La Tuque La Pocatière Saint-Jean- Port-Joli Sainte-Anne- de-Beaupré L'Islet-sur-Mer 155 Montmagny Parc National Wendake Île d'Orléans de la Mauricie Québec Réserve Réserve Lévis Faunique Faunique 40 Rouge-Matawin Mastigouche Shawinigan 132 73 Champlain 116 117 131 20 Vallée-Jonction Parc National du Trois-Rivières Bécancour Mont-Tremblant Saint-Jean-de-Matha 40 Nicolet Thetford- Mont-Tremblant Mines Saint-Georges Berthierville Victoriaville 343 Odanak Sainte-Agathe- Joliette 108 173 des-Monts Sorel-Tracy 15 Drummondville Saint-Jérôme 30 20  Gatineau Varennes 116 112 Lac-Mégantic Montréal 55 108 Oka Longueuil Granby Sherbrooke 10 Magog Saint-Jean- Saint-Benoît-du-Lac sur-Richelieu 15 55

0 50 100 km United States Sainte-Anne- des-Monts 132 198 Forillon 132 National Park Gaspé Parc National de la Gaspésie Matane St. Lawrence River Percé 132 195 Grand-Métis Sayabec 299 Chandler Mont-Joli Amqui Réserve Faunique de Port-Daniel Rimouski Carleton-sur-Mer 132 132 Bonaventure Contents

Preface 7 Our Lady of the Cape Shrine: A Place for Prayer and Meditation 118 Religious Rivalry in Historic and Downtown Montréal 16 Notre-Dame de Québec Basilica-Cathedral and the Heritage of the Builders of the Mount Royal and Plateau-Mont-Royal: Christian Faith in New France 137 The Spirit of the Mountain 36 The Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Shrine: Saint Joseph’s Oratory Venerating Saint Anne 157 of Mount Royal: An Act of Faith 46 The Québec City Area: A Heritage Montréal: The Pôle of Beauty and Authenticity 172 Maisonneuve District 62 Ermitage Saint-Antoine The Many Faiths de Lac-Bouchette: Natural Shrine, of Greater Montréal 76 Spiritual Oasis 188 Montérégie and Eastern Townships: Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean: Finding Inspiring Communities 86 Spiritual Heights 208

The Laurentians and Lanaudière: Along the Water in the Bas-Saint- History, Heritage and Spirituality 96 Laurent and Gaspésie Regions 226 Even More Discoveries 248 From Montréal to Trois-Rivières, on Both Riverbanks 110 Index 254 © iStockphoto.com/Jeja 7 Preface Through 15 inspiring journeys, this guide explores the many faces of spirituality and religion in Québec. Shrines, basilicas, museums, churches, cemeteries, ways of the Cross and temples of numerous denominations will reveal their secrets to you. As well as these well-known religious institutions, you’ll discover several unique, important secular sites that have their own deep spiritual nature. You’ll encounter noteworthy communities and individuals, and have a chance to contemplate and reflect while communing with nature.

The hectic pace of modern life and the stress that comes with it are causing more and more people to travel in search of emotional balance. Spiritual and religious tourism is part of this trend, proposing destinations where travellers can reflect and recharge.

Naturally, this is far from an exhaustive list of the profusion of religious sites in Québec, but it aims to guide the visitor towards inspiring, uncommon and authentic experiences. Each of Québec’s five national shrines—Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal, the Saint-Anne-de-Beaupré Shrine, the Ermitage Saint-Antoine de Lac-Bouchette, the Our Lady of the Cape Shrine and the Notre-Dame de Québec Basilica-Cathedral—occupies an important place in the book. These venerable sites, acknowledged worldwide for their rich heritage and their vocation as pilgrimage destinations, are the jewels of Québec’s spiritual, historic and architectural heritage and deserve to be explored step by step and in great detail.

The other journeys in this guide will lead you to all four corners of Québec. Just as France has its châteaux, so Québec has its churches! These tours shine a light on the many artistic masterpieces found in these religious and spiritual sites, many of them set amid Québec’s breathtaking natural beauty. Treasuries of ancestral skill and craftsmanship, they are magnificently ornamented with sculptures, stained glass, woodwork, paintings, gold and silverware, embroid- ery and musical instruments—marvels that bear witness to the creativity and ingenuity of Québec artists and artisans over the centuries. 8

Spiritual and Religious Journeys in Québec…

Inspiring Places Our Lady of the Cape of Pilgrimage Shrine in Trois-Rivières, the second largest place of devotion to the Virgin Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Shrine, a major place of Mary in North America worship in Québec’s spirit- (p. 118) ual and religious tradition, Oratoire Notre-Dame- dedicated to the venera- du-Mont-Saint-Joseph in tion of the Virgin Mary’s Carleton-sur-Mer, built on mother (p. 157) a site with a long tradition of worship (p. 244) Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal in Montréal, Sanctuaire du Sacré-Cœur a majestic place of pilgrim- de Beauvoir in Sherbrooke, age and the world’s largest a major pilgrimage site shrine dedicated to Saint perched on the summit of a Joseph (p. 46) mountain in an exceptional forest setting (p. 93)

Opportunities to Oka Calvary (Calvaire Must-See Monuments Commune with Nature d’Oka), an 18th-century pilgrimage site inside Notre-Dame Basilica of the Parc National d’Oka Ermitage Saint-Antoine Montréal, a treasre trove de Lac-Bouchette, nestled (p. 99) of religious art that plays a fundamental role in deep in the heart of the Montréal Botanical Gar- promoting and preserving boreal forest (p. 188) den, a vast green space in Montréal’s Catholic herit- the midst of hectic urban Jardin des Ursulines age (p. 21) in Roberval, a restful, life (p. 63) enchanting spot on the Mary Queen of the World Parc National du Fjord- shores of Lac Saint-Jean Cathedral in Montréal, a du-Saguenay, where a (p. 209) lavish one-third-scale rep- hiking trail leads to statue lica of Saint Peter’s Basilica of Notre-Dame du Sague- Parc National du Bic, a in Rome (p. 33) favourite place to build self- nay, overlooking the fjord awareness in close contact and dominating the south Christ Church Cathedral, with nature (p. 232) bank of the Saguenay River in the Anglican tradition, a (p. 221) “spiritual oasis in the heart Reford Gardens (Jardins of Montréal” (p. 31) de Métis) in Grand-Métis, Sentier Notre-Dame Kap- a tranquil space to nurture atakan, Québec’s “little the body and soul (p. 232) Compostela,” linking the statue of Notre-Dame du Forillon National Park, Saguenay and the grotto of an inspiring natural haven Our Lady of Lourdes at the on the edge of the sea Ermitage Saint-Antoine de (p. 236) Lac-Bouchette (p. 222) 10 Guide to Spiritual and Religious Journeys in Québec

Sites for Exploring Places that Bring The Ursuline Convent Aboriginal Spirituality History to Life Complex, pioneering nuns who first arrived in Québec in 1639 (p. 144) Wendake, for an initiation The Convent Complex of into the spirituality of the the Religious Hospital- Église Notre-Dame-des- Huron-Wendat Nation lers of Saint Joseph in Victoires, constructed (p. 180) Montréal, following in the in Québec City in 1688 footsteps of Jeanne Mance on the site of Samuel de Musée des Abénakis in (p. 42) Odanak, the oldest Aborig- Champlain’s “Abitation” (p. 153) inal museum in Québec Notre-Dame-de-Bon- (p. 112) Secours Chapel, which Église de Saint-Eustache, houses an archaeological where the Patriotes found Saint Kateri Tekakwitha site and is one of the oldest Shrine, in the main church refuge during the rebellion and most prestigious places of 1837 (p. 101) at the Saint Francis Xavier of worship in Montréal Mission, in Kahnawake (p. 16) Maison de Mère (p. 79) d’Youville in Montréal, in Notre-Dame de Qué- the former Hôpital Général Aventure Plume Blanche bec Basilica-Cathedral, in Roberval and the Église des Frères Charron (1693), located on the site of the run by the founder of the Kateri Tekakwitha in first chapel constructed Mashteuiatsh, to venture Order of Grey Nuns start- by Champlain in 1633 ing in 1747 (p. 26) into Innu culture, spiritual- (p. 137) ity, and ancestral traditions (p. 211) Spiritual And Religious Journeys In Québec… 11

Spiritual Retreats Abbaye Cistercienne Jewels in Québec’s Notre-Dame de Nazareth Religious Heritage A stay in the lay monastic in Rougemont, which offers monastic accommo- style at the Monastère des Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Augustines in Québec City dation based on silence and and Mount Royal cemeter- (p. 149) meditation (p. 89) ies, peaceful havens where you can absorb the historic, Le Cénacle in Cacouna, a Abbaye de Saint-Benoît- natural and religious herit- place for spiritual rejuvena- du-Lac, on the edge of Lac age of Montréal tion in an enchanting site Memphrémagog (p. 91) (p. 37, 38) on the banks of the St. Law- Monastère Notre-Dame rence River (p. 229) de Mistassini in Dolbeau- Churches, chapels and wayside crosses on Île Val Notre-Dame Cister- Mistassini, a remarkable d’Orléans (p. 173) cian Abbey in Saint-Jean- place dedicated to the Vir- gin Mary that welcomes all de-Matha, which gives Chapelle de Tadoussac, visitors the opportunity to visitors seeking tranquillity the oldest wooden church experience monastic life and peace (p. 214) in North America (p. 223) (p. 107) Co-Cathedral of Saint- Antoine de Padoue in Longueuil, built in 1698 and serving one of the oldest parishes in Canada  The Saguenay Fjord. (p. 86) © iStockphoto.com/jnnault 12 Guide to Spiritual and Religious Journeys in Québec

A Taste Babaji’s Kriya Yoga Thiru Murugan Temple in of Spiritual Plurality Ashram in Saint-Étienne- Dollard-des-Ormeaux, an de-Bolton, a foray into exceptional Tamil Hindu the traditions of India site (p. 80) Bagg Street Shul—for- (p. 90) merly known as Beth St. George’s Anglican Shloime—in Montréal, Musée des Religions du Church, which welcomed the oldest synagogue in Monde in Nicolet, open- Montréal’s second Anglican continuous use in Québec ing a window onto spiritual community when it opened (p. 43) and religious traditions, (p. 85)

beliefs, rites and practices Cathedral of the Holy Saint James United Trinity, the headquarters from around the world (p. 113) Church, once the lar- of the Anglican Diocese of gest Methodist church in Québec City (p. 141) Gurdwara Guru Nanak Canada and a unique part Darbar in LaSalle, for an of Montréal’s mosaic of Cuthbert Chapel in Berth- ierville, the first Protestant encounter with the Sikh denominations (p. 30) place of worship in Québec community of Montréal (p. 106) (p. 77) Spiritual And Religious Journeys In Québec… 13

Showcases Nincheri Studio in Mont Église Notre-Dame-de- of Religious Art réal, which was the work- la-Visitation in Cham- shop of the famous master plain, whose rich interior glass-maker and fresco ornamentation includes Musée d’Art de Joliette, which houses one of the painter Guido Nincheri, exceptional mural paint- richest collections of one of the most influential ings that cover the vaulted religious art in Québec religious and sacred artists ceiling, walls and columns (p. 104) of his time (p. 71) (p. 116) Cathédrale de Église Notre-Dame-des- Neiges in Trois-Pistoles, the l’Assomption in Trois- interior of which combines Rivières, where you can several architectural styles admire 125 splendid and artistic influences stained glass pieces cre- (p. 230) ated by Guido Nincheri (p. 115)

 A lake in the Eastern Townships. © iStockphoto.com/DaveMacbeth About the author

Siham Jamaa defines herself as ested in religious and spiritual a trendspotter. Following an MBA matters, writing and presenting in International Tourism that pro- on the subject. She is particularly pelled her into the world of travel, interested in the concept of the she worked with the Réseau religious and spiritual journey, an de Veille en Tourisme at the experience charged with mean- Université du Québec à Montréal ing that can help those seeking (UQAM), studying the many self-improvement to reach their groundbreaking innovations that full potential. She is proud to help are constantly rejuvenating this visitors understand the emblem- industry. Although her main focus atic sites, symbols and figures these days is the entertainment of Québec through this type of industry, she has long been inter- journey.  Parc National d'Oka. © iStockphoto.com/Robitaille Duration: 3hrs to 5hrs • Walking tour

Religious Rivalry in Historic and Downtown Montréal

This tour begins at the threshold of Québec’s metropolis, in the historic area of Old Montréal. The "Montréalistes" (first Montrealers) arrived in 1642 and construction of the first places of worship followed. We will be visiting those that have contributed the most to the cultural, social, economic and religious development of the colony of Ville-Marie, as Montréal was then known, and the city it would grow into. Under the auspices of religious communities that have long competed to build the most prestigious place of worship, these Catholic and Anglican churches ensured the endurance of their faiths.

Notre-Dame- most prestigious places of wor- in convincing the colonists to ship. It tells the story of those dedicate themselves to build- de-Bon-Secours who braved the treacherous ing a pilgrimage chapel outside Chapel Atlantic ocean waters to settle the settlement. The wooden in Montréal. chapel was then rebuilt in stone Make your way to the Notre- in 1675. It became Montréal’s The current chapel was built Dame-de-Bon-Secours first stone chapel. over a first small wooden Chapel, where the Marguerite building constructed in 1657 The chapel unfortunately Bourgeoys Museum is by Marguerite Bourgeoys, a burned down in 1754, leaving located. The chapel, also home woman who marked the his- behind only a small wooden to an archaeological site, is tory of the city. Courageous statue given to Marguerite among the city’s oldest and and persuasive, she succeeded Bourgeoys during one of her 17

 Old Montréal as seen from the Notre-Dame-de-Bon- Secours Chapel. © iStockphoto.com/Barbara Vallance 18 Guide to Spiritual and Religious Journeys in Québec voyages. In 1771, a new chapel Between 1886 and 1891, adjacent to it, where she settled was built on the same site. It painter and decorator Édouard in 1695. Her remains were has undergone several changes Meloche decorated the chapel’s interred in the left wall of the over the course of its existence. ceiling with a canvas illustrat- chapel’s nave. ing the life of the Virgin Mary. On the chancel end, facing Delphis-Adolphe Beaulieu The small wooden statuette of the river, a huge statue of the then redecorated the chapel the Virgin Mary, which was Virgin Mary can be seen on the from 1908 to 1910. Using found intact after the fire of roof atop the chapel’s dome. the marouflage technique, he 1754, can also be found here. Its open arms welcome ships covered the works of his pre- Its miraculous survival made it docked at port and wish a safe decessor with decorated panels the object of great reverence. journey to those departing. so that he could add new can- Surrounded by angels, the vases by Ozias Leduc. In a for- Under the choir loft is a statue is also called Star of the tunate accident in 1994, one painting given in 1849 by Sea (L’Étoile de la Mer) because of Beaulieu’s paintings became Mgr. Bourget, then bishop of of its star-spangled halo. detached and revealed the ori- Montréal. It marks the end ginal frescoes by Meloche that of the typhus epidemic that Because of its proximity to the had been believed lost for- struck the city in 1847 with port, the chapel often received ever. They were polished and the arrival of immigrants in newcomer families and was a restored, and are once again on fever ships. favourite place of prayer for display in the chapel. sailors. It was nicknamed the This small church was also The chapel also houses the Sailors’ Church. The interior the cradle of the English- tomb of Saint Marguerite will surprise you: ship rep- speaking Catholic commun- Bourgeoys, canonized by Pope licas and the votive offerings ity. Many Catholic Irish and John Paul II in 1982. Her of sailors who survived rough Scottish families worshipped remains rest in the left altar of here before the construction of journeys at sea hang from the the chapel, below the statuette Saint Patrick’s Basilica, the first vault. These tokens dedicated of Our Lady of Good Help. to Our Lady of Good Help Catholic parish of Montréal’s paint a picture of Montréal as This is also the final resting English-speaking community. it once was. place of Jeanne Le Ber, god- daughter of Paul de Chomedey, Two cameo paintings by Ozias Sieur de Maisonneuve. Leduc can be found on the Nicknamed “the recluse of back wall of the chapel. One Montréal,” she chose solitude is of Paul de Chomedey, Sieur over a worldly life. Jeanne Le de Maisonneuve, and the other Ber helped fund the chapel in  The Notre-Dame-de-Bon- Secours Chapel. depicts Marguerite Bourgeoys. exchange for a small dwelling © iStockphoto.com/Songquan Deng 19 20 Guide to Spiritual and Religious Journeys in Québec Marguerite Bourgeoys arguerite Bourgeoys was born in 1620 in Troyes, M France. At the age of 20, a mystical experience during a church procession changed her life. It led her to renounce worldly affairs and devote herself to God. At first, she tried to join a contemplative religious community, without success. Afterwards, she joined a group of lay sisters associated with the cloistered Congrégation de Notre-Dame of Troyes, who worked with the town’s less fortunate. She devoted herself to running this association and working as a teacher of poor children.

In 1653, she made the perilous journey across the Atlantic at the request of Governor Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve, who was seeking a teacher for the colony. She became a major figure in the affairs of the settlement and was also responsible for preparing the filles du roi for their new role. Devoting herself to childhood education, she opened Montréal's first free public school in 1658.

Later on, she began making difficult journeys to France to recruit companions with the aim of founding a religious community. Together, they formed the nucleus of a community of uncloistered women known as the Congrégation de Notre-Dame. The community was not officially recognized until 1698, two years prior to the death of its founder.

Summoned to help create a new society, Marguerite Bourgeoys took on the important role of education for the colony's future. The congregation's goal was to give children a practical education while teaching them the fundamental precepts of the Christian faith. Religious Rivalry in Historic and Downtown Montréal 21

The archaeological site, hous- ing the city’s Catholic religious  Portrait of Marguerite Bourgeoys by Pierre ing some of the city’s oldest heritage. Le Ber. Public domain vestiges including the founda- tions of the first chapel, can be Its history, which is interwoven accessed from the crypt. with the city’s own, began with the construction of a mod- As for the museum, it recounts est wooden chapel dedicated the odyssey of Marguerite to Our Lady. This chapel was Bourgeoys and is a testament initially served by the Jesuits, to the achievements of this until Montréal’s first Sulpician remarkable woman. Fathers arrived in 1657. ount Royal’s MNotre- Before continuing on with The latter would play a deter- Dame-des-Neiges the tour, note that the shop mining role in the history of Cemetery (see next door to the museum sells the city, run by seigneurs from p. 37), owned books and religious objects, as 1663 until 1854 when the sei- by the Notre- well as decorative ship models gneurial system was abolished. Dame parish and similar to the offerings in the During the seigneurial period, operated by the Sailors’ Church. it supported the emancipa- Sulpician Fathers, tion of the city’s social, cul- is closely affiliated DD Now make your way to Notre- tural, economic and religious with Notre-Dame Dame Basilica of Montréal, facing Basilica. It is Place d’Armes. life. The Vieux Séminaire de Saint-Sulpice, adjacent to Canada’s largest cemetery and the Notre-Dame Basilica, serves as third-largest in the residence of the Sulpician Notre-Dame North America. Fathers to this day. Erected in Basilica 1685, it is Montréal’s oldest of Montréal building.

Before you is one of the most When the Sulpician Fathers beautiful Gothic Revival- took over the parish from the inspired religious wonders in Jesuits, they quickly saw the America. Its historic, aesthetic need for a new church. It was and pastoral value make it constructed between 1672 otre-Dame a special place in Québec. and 1683 in the Baroque NBasilica still A treasure trove of sacred style, adjacent to the Hôtel- belongs to the art, Notre-Dame Basilica of Dieu, the city’s first hospital. Sulpician Fathers. Montréal plays a fundamental Over time, this place of wor- role in developing and preserv- ship was repeatedly modified 22 Religious Rivalry in Historic and Downtown Montréal 23

and enlarged to keep up with Catholicism so that he could the growing population. But be buried beneath the basilica. by the early 19th century, the The location of his grave is church had grown so cramped indicated by a marble plaque. that a new church was clearly necessary. The basilica was the Notre-Dame Basilica is remin- answer to that challenge. iscent of the Gothic cathedrals of the Middle Ages. Its twin Though constrained by the towers and spire emphasize chosen location, the Sulpician its vertical lines. In 1841, the Fathers wanted to construct west tower, which holds the a Catholic church larger than famous bell known as “Jean- any other place of worship in Baptiste,” was nicknamed “La America. They also wanted it Persévérance,” and in 1843, to be built in a new style. This the east tower, with its carillon is what makes Notre-Dame of 10 bells, was christened “La Basilica an important legacy Tempérance.” for future generations. The basilica’s facade reflects While it is often visited for the Romantic phase of the its architectural and artistic early Gothic Revival move- beauty, the basilica remains ment, which is characterized focused on its religious mission by the coexistence of classic of teaching the doctrine of sal- and medieval styles. While the vation through Christ. It is one windows and spire give it a of the most popular pilgrimage Gothic appearance, the sym- sites in Québec. metry and repetitive pattern of its rectangular elements are The basilica was build between more classical. The facade is 1824 and 1829, based on enhanced with three statues: the design of Irish Protestant the Virgin Mary, Saint John the architect James O’Donnell. Baptist, patron saint of Québec, He opted for the Gothic and Saint Joseph, patron saint Revival style, a first in Canada. of Canada. You will also notice Little known at the time, this the letters A and M, commonly European approach consisted used by the Sulpician Fathers of pairing Gothic and classical and referring to the motto  The interior of Notre- elements. Before his death in Auspice Maria (“Under the pro- Dame Basilica of Montréal. © iStockphoto.com/mpilecky 1830, O’Donnell converted to tection of Mary”). Along the Water in the Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie Regions 243

To enter the church, use the It houses several valuable only two stained glass windows doors on either side of the paintings, including its main are found on the choir level. steeple. The church’s well- masterpiece The Death of One represents Our Lady of proportioned interior is a fine Saint Joseph. This canvas takes the Assumption, patron saint balance between ornament and pride of place on the altarpiece of the Acadians, and the other, sobriety. It features a rectangu- and is a touching and dramatic Christ the King, patron of the lar nave with three vessels and depiction of Saint Joseph on diocese of Gaspé. a projecting choir. Corinthian his deathbed. With Mary and Jesus by his side, the patron of Near the presbytery, you will columns give it an elaborate a happy death prepares to be notice a statuary monument neoclassical look. The main received by an angel. dedicated to the memory of altarpiece is also framed by Abbot Joseph-Mathurin Bourg, pilasters, unifying and har- Numerous paintings including first resident missionary of monizing the different sections those of the false vault are dedi- Carleton in 1773. This first of the church. cated to Jesus. The church’s Acadian priest was also respon- 244 Guide to Spiritual and Religious Journeys in Québec

 The Matapedia Valley. sible for Gaspésie, and his min- built. Dedicated to the venera- © Flickr/Michel Rathwell istry extended all the way to the tion of Saint Joseph, it became  The Oratoire Notre- border with the former French the Oratoire Notre-Dame-du- Dame-du-Mont-Saint- Joseph. © Siham Jamaa Acadia. Mont-Saint-Joseph in 1954 on the occasion of the Marian Year. DD Now make your way to the Oratoire Notre-Dame-du- Today, both the Virgin Mary Mont-Saint-Joseph, a Catholic and Saint Joseph are honoured. pilgrimage site perched on the 555-metre Mont Saint-Joseph. The building was enlarged in 1965. Its exterior is very simple. The roof is covered with Oratoire Notre- blue sheet metal that makes it visible from the village, and a Dame-du-Mont- statue of Mary set in a metal Saint-Joseph cross takes centre stage.

The indigenous Mi’kmaq The chapel’s architectural style would traditionally gather each is said to be Breton. Its raised year on Mont Saint-Joseph, nave is accessible by way of a their sacred mountain, to wor- small staircase. The chapel’s ship the Sun. choir is remarkable. A magnificent mosaic honouring Mary, Nowadays, Mont Saint-Joseph Queen of the World adorns is known as a long-standing the walls with various shades place of Christian devotion . of blue, a colour traditionally The first Catholic pilgrimage associated with the Virgin. A took place here in 1868, when golden statue of Saint Joseph Mother Marie-Anne Marcelle stands on the right, with the Mallet placed a statue of the Infant Jesus on his left arm and Sacred Heart on the moun- a fleur-de-lis in his right hand. taintop. In 1878, the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Carleton The altar candles are of many planted a seven-metre cross. The different colours: red, amber, pilgrimage site became more green, blue, purple, violet, and more popular and the parish turquoise and pink, each one of Carleton decided, in 1925, corresponding to a particular to add a new statue, this time prayer. A sheet with a colour of the city’s patron saint, Saint code is posted on the walls Joseph. In 1935, a chapel was near the candleholders. There Along the Water in the Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie Regions 245 are kneelers facing the choir space has been set up in the pretive panels dotting the site. for those who wish to pray at left wing. the feet of Mary or Joseph. The belvedere also provides Outside are a belvedere and a access to a picnic area and Other distinctive features of walkway offering spectacular mountain hiking trails. A wind the chapel include the texture views of the Gaspésie coast- farm is located nearby as well. of its exterior limestone rock line and the Baie des Chaleurs DD To wrap up your time in Gaspésie, walls and the brilliant colours region. A magnificent pan- we suggest continuing on Route of its stained glass, such as orama of mountains, fields 132, which crosses the Matapedia the facade windows dedicated and bodies of water will unfold Valley. to Mary the Mediatrix and before your eyes. When the sky Redeemer. is clear, you can even make out the coast of New Brunswick. Matapedia Valley The chapel also houses a shop selling religious objects and To better understand the local A fisherman’s paradise, the souvenirs, as well as creations historic and geographic herit- Matapedia Valley abounds with by local artists. An exhibit age, refer to the different inter- lakes and rivers, and Route 132 246 Guide to Spiritual and Religious Journeys in Québec

the time to stretch your legs at one of the belvederes or obser- vation points along the way.

At the entrance to the town of Sayabec, you can stop briefly at the cemetery located off the highway. Beautifully land- scaped, with the splendid Lake Matapedia in the background, this burial site boasts a magnificent, brightly shining calvary. The bronze way of the Cross surrounded by tuff rocks dates back is one of the most picturesque water will leave you with a sense to 1929. A small, stone-clad routes in Québec. The views of of calm and fulfilment. To enjoy Gothic Revival chapel completes plateaus, forests and bodies of the scenery to the fullest, take this scene of simple beauty.

 Practical Information Église Notre-Dame- Le Cénacle Reford Gardens de-Bonsecours (Jardins de Métis) 383 Rue du Patrimoine (Route 132), 15 Rue des Pionniers Est, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Cacouna (Rivière-du-Loup), 418-862-7889, 200 Route 132, Grand-Métis, 418-247-5103 418-775-2222, www.refordgardens.com www.le-cenacle.com Opening hours: Opening hours: End June to beg Sep daily 9:30am to Église Notre-Dame-des-Neiges May to Jun 8:30am to 5pm; July to Aug 4:30pm; Sep, Sun only. 8:30am to 6pm; Sep 8:30am to 5pm. Église Saint-André 30 Rue Notre-Dame Est, Trois-Pistoles, Fees: 418-851-1391, Adults $18, free for children ages 13 and 128 Rue Principale, Saint-André www.eglisetrois-pistoles.com under. (Kamouraska), 418-493-2152 Opening hours: Opening hours: Daily 9am to 5pm. Sanctuaire Notre-Dame- End June to beg Sepr daily 9:30am to des-Douleurs 4:30pm; Sep, Sat-Sun. Fees: $5 765 Boulevard Pointe-Navarre, Gaspé, Auberge du Portage 418-368-2133 671 Route du Fleuve, Parc National du Bic Opening hours: Notre-Dame-du-Portage, 418-862-3601, Church open daily 8am to 7pm; Chapelle du www.aubergeduportage.qc.ca/en 418-736-5035, www.sepaq.com/pq/bic Souvenir open 24 hours daily. 247

ost churches Mvisited in this itinerary are only open for visits during the summer, between Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (June 24) and the week before Labour Day (first Monday of September).

Cathédrale du Christ-Roi Église Saint-Michel Oratoire Notre-Dame- du-Mont-Saint-Joseph 20 Rue de la Cathédrale, Gaspé, 57 Rue de l'Église, Percé, 418-782-2062 418-368-5541 629 Boulevard Perron, Carleton-sur-Mer, Opening hours: 418-364-3723, Saint Paul’s Anglican Church Mon-Sat 6:30am to 4pm, Sun from 11am for www.montsaintjoseph.com/la-chapelle.html Sunday Mass. 63 Rue des Failles, Percé Opening hours: Jacques Cartier's Cross End Jun to end Aug, daily 8am to 6pm; end Site Historique de la Pointe O’Hara, Église Saint-Joseph Aug to mid-October, daily 9am to 5pm. 179 Montée Wakeham, Gaspé Fees: 764 Boulevard Perron, Carleton-sur-Mer, Adults $6.50, seniors and students $5.50. Forillon National Park 418-364-3972 122 Boulevard Gaspé, Gaspé, 418-368-5505, Opening hours: Sayabec Cemetery www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/qc/forillon/index.aspx Daily 8:30am to 4pm. At the entrance of the town of Sayabec. Fees: Adults $7.80, seniors $6.80, children $3.90 (includes admission to the Grande-Grave heritage site) 248

Even More Discoveries

A Few Other Places Worth Mentioning

Besides the tours presented in this guide, Québec has numerous places of worship and other spiritual places. Here are a few you can discover as you travel through the various regions of Québec.

Abitibi- Eastern Townships Chaudière- Témiscamingue AstroLab Appalaches 189 Route du Parc, Notre-Dame- Cathédrale des-Bois, 819-888-2941, Centre d’Interprétation Sainte-Thérèse-d’Avila www.astrolab-parc-national-mont- du Patrimoine Religieux 11 Boulevard Monseigneur- megantic.org (Église Saint-Alphonse) Dudemaine, Amos, 819-732-2110 Lift up your eyes to the heavens Built in 1922 from a design by at this interpretive centre focus- 34 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest, architect Aristide Beaugrand- ing on astronomy, in the Parc Thetford Mines, 418-335-9141 Champagne, this place of worship National du Mont-Mégantic. A permanent exhibition of hun- is housed in a circular structure Centre Tara dreds of religious objects and topped with a large, unusual 184 10e Rang, Bonsecours, liturgical garments displayed in dome. The interior is decorated 450-535-6360, themed showcases in the lofts of with Italian marble, beautiful www.centretara.com the Église Saint-Alphonse. mosaics and French stained glass A centre for wellness, spiritual windows. healing and personal development. Port-Joli. ity ofthisartform inSaint-Jean- have playedarole inthepopular carved, gildedwood, whichmay a remarkableinteriormadeof ning oftheapse. The churchhas the otherinbackatbegin- way for Québec: one in the front, steeples, placed in an unusual its brightredrooftoppedbytwo 1779 and 1781, recognizable by A charmingchurchbuiltbetween Jean-Port-Joli 2 Avenue DeGaspéOuest, Saint- Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste Québec inCity. National desBeaux-Artsdu of which is exhibited at the Musée Slaying the Dragon), the original Terrassant leDragon(St. George ing statue titled Saint Georges of thechurchstandsanimpos- Chaudière beganin1900. Infront church overlookingtheRivière Construction ofthisattractive 1890 1 Église Saint-Georges re Avenue,Saint-Georges - munity. Discover this First Nations com- www.voyageamerindiens.com/en Manawan, 819-971-1190, 161 RueSimon-Ottawa, reserve) (Manawan Nativecemetery Manawan church and Lanaudière churches inNorth America. is oneofthelargestwooden built between1872and1881, islands,” thissplendidchurch, Nicknamed “the cathedralofthe L’Étang-du-Nord 1329 ChemindeLa Vernière, de LaVernière Église Saint-Pierre (Magdalen Islands) Îles delaMadeleine Greek orthodoxmonastery. 450-533-4313 Brownsburg-Chatham, 827 ChemindelaCarrière, Marie-la-Consolatrice Saint-Monastère-Vierge- Vietnamese Buddhistmonastery. www.tambaoson.com 514-733-3841, Harrington, 819-687-2183or 690 ChemindelaRivière-Rouge, Monastery Tam BaoSonBuddhist Laurentians. ters” ofthecolonization tigious statusasthe “headquar reflecting Saint-Jérôme’s pres- A vastneoclassical–styleedifice Saint-Jérôme, 450-432-9741 355 PlaceduCuré-Labelle, Cathédrale deSaint-Jérôme The Laurentians ??? 249 - © iStockphoto.com/stockfotoart 250

Sivananda Ashram Yoga Camp Montréal Byzantine-inspired church now 673 8e Avenue, Val-Morin, serves as a place of worship for 819-322-3226, www.sivananda.org International Buddhist the neighbourhood’s large Polish Meditation, yoga, Ayurvedic treat- Progress Society of Montréal population. ment clinic, walking trails. 3831 Rue Jean-Talon Est, Montréal, 514-721-2882 Église Santa Cruz Mauricie Buddhist temple. 60 Rue Rachel Ouest, Montréal, 514-844-1011 Church of Notre-Dame- Église du Gesù A church for the Portuguese com- de-la-Présentation National 1202 Rue De Bleury, Montréal, munity that organizes torchlight Historic Site 514-866-2305, www.legesu.com e processions in honour of Our 825 2 Avenue, Shawinigan-Sud, This church was originally 819-536-3652, Lady of Fatima, on the 12 and 13 www.oziasleducenmauricie.com designed as the chapel for the of May and October. The celebra- This charming church houses the Collège Sainte-Marie, which was tions start with a Mass, followed final great work by Ozias Leduc, founded by the Jesuits in 1848 at by a recitation of the Rosary and one of Québec’s most significant Mgr. Ignace Bourget’s invitation. the torchlight procession, during painters of religious art. The trompe-l’œil decor inside which the statue of Our Lady of was executed by artist Damien Fatima circulates among the pil- Montérégie Müller, and the large paintings grims surrounding the church. were commissioned from the Gagliardi brothers of Rome. Sanctuaire Notre-Dame- Église de la Visitation-de-la- de-Lourdes de Rigaud Church of Saint Michael Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie 43 Rue Saint-Viateur, Rigaud, 1847 Boulevard Gouin Est, 450-451-4631, and Saint Anthony www.lourdesrigaud.ca 5580 Rue Saint-Urbain, Montréal, Montréal, 514-388-4050 Open-air pilgrimage site, spiritual 514-277-3300 Built between 1749 and 1752, accompaniment, gift shop, picnic Initially built for the area’s Montréal’s oldest Catholic church area. Daily Eucharist. Irish community, this Catholic is also the only French Regime- occasionally presented here. Baroque Monastic Fraternity ofJerusalem. ishometothe This sanctuary www.jerusalem-montreal.org Montréal, 514-524-1131, 500 Est,Avenue duMont-Royal Sanctuaire duSaint-Sacrement belonging totheorder. objects of 17th-and18th-century founded in1653. Itnowdisplays Dame, areligiouscommunityshe de laCongrégationNotre- as aresidencefortheDames purchased the property in 1668 France. MargueriteBourgeoys what dailylifewaslikeinNew and offerpreciousevidenceof built between1662and1698 farmhouse and nearby barn were Now surroundedbythecity, this www.maisonsaint-gabriel.qc.ca 514-935-8136, 2146 PlaceDublin, Montréal, Maison Saint-Gabriel island ofMontréal. era church still standing on the music concerts are 1770 and1779, thischurchis Constructed in stages between 418-827-4020 164 Ruedel’Église, Saint-Joachim, Église Saint-Joachim Québec CityRegion gilded wood. 1886, with a beautiful interior in Gothic revivalchurchbuiltin 799 RueJacques-Cartier, Gatineau Église Saint-François-de-Sales 2292). Avenue, Westmount,514-488- Montréal office(351 Victoria Vedic astrology. Italsohasa ment clinic, palmreadingand Retreat centre, Ayurvedic treat- 819-428-4298, http://birla.ca 576 Route315, Chénéville, Centre Birla Outaouais Even More Discoveries gious artinQuébec. its interiorisamasterpieceofreli- unremarkable on the outside, but done in1833. interior decorbyBaillairgéwas intact since. The magnificent The original design has remained in 1828andwasuninterrupted. Construction ofthechurchbegan the artofbuildinginruralQuébec. Thomas Baillairgérevolutionized ment, architectandsculptor Influenced bythePalladianmove- 7990 1 Borromée Église Saint-Charles- 418-623-1847 re Avenue,Charlesbourg, 251

Pilgrimage Routes

Québec has its own pilgrimage routes. Whether they host individual journeys along walking trails and routes, annual, organized events or even group outings, they all offer the opportunity to embark on a different way of approaching spirituality.

Paths, Routes Oratory of Mount Royal. From Route des Belles-Histoires and Events May 25 to June 18 each year, a www.laurentides.com/fr/ group of six people departs from belleshistoires Chemin des Navigateurs the cathedral each day. Official Québec tourism route for 418-724-2831, www. exploring the Laurentians, from chemindesnavigateurs.org Chemin des Sanctuaires Saint-Jérôme to Mont-Laurier, A 400-km trek over a 21-day 418-663-4011, ext. 8, along Route 117 and the Le P’tit period from Pointe-au-Père www.chemindessanctuaires.org Train du Nord linear park. The itin- (Rimouski), in the Bas-Saint- A 375-km walk spread over 18 erary for this route provides the Laurent region, to Sainte-Anne- days, from Montréal to Sainte- opportunity to learn more about de-Beaupré. In June, four pil- Anne-de-Beaupré. Several depar- how the region was colonized grims depart each day from the tures in June each year, since and the influence of Curé Antoine Sanctuaire Sainte-Anne-de-la- 1999. Labelle, who was designated a Pointe-au-Père. historic figure by the Québec gov- Pèlerinage Terre et Mer, ernment in 2016. Chemin des Outaouais Gaspésie – Les Îles 819-777-6023, 418-368-6490, www.chemindesoutaouais.ca http://diocesegaspe.org Annual walk covering 240km in Annual spiritual walk in which as 12 stages (12 days) between many as 175 people may take Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica part. in Ottawa and Saint Joseph’s Even More Discoveries 253

Sentier Notre-Dame of Jesus and Mary; the Église Spiritours Kapatakan Sainte-Famille (Boucherville), 1030 Rue Beaubien Est, Suite 400, 418-348-6344, which houses a high altar restored Montréal, 514-374-7965, www.sentiernotredamekapatakan.org in 2015 and considered to be one www.spiritours.com This 215-km walking trail links of the sculptural masterpieces of Tour operator specializing in the Ermitage Saint-Antoine de Québec’s past; and the Sanctuary organizing journeys for personal and spiritual development, Lac-Bouchette to the statue of Sainte-Marguerite-d’Youville, across the globe as well as in of Notre-Dame du Saguenay. which is part of the Basilique Québec: stays at the Ermitage Nicknamed the “little Compostela Sainte-Anne in Varennes. Saint-Antoine de Lac-Bouchette, of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean” tours of the Charlevoix region and (see also p. 222). the important spiritual sites of Tour Organizers Gaspésie. Saint Lawrence River Bottes et Vélo Shrines Trail 50 Rue Principale, Saint-Michel- Voyages Inter-Missions 450-651-8104, de-Bellechasse, 418-208-5367, 300 Rue Léo-Pariseau, Suite 2205, www.sanctuairesdufleuve.com http://bottesetvelo.com Montréal, 514-288-6077, www.voyagesintermissions.com Cultural and spiritual route con- Company dedicated to the pro- Organizer of pilgrimages and spirit- necting five shrines on the motion of pilgrimage in North South Shore of Montréal: the ual and cultural tours around the America and to helping pil- world. Also offers tour circuits in Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Shrine grims deepen their experience. Québec in association with Bottes (Kahnawake); the Co-Cathedral Accompanied trips, weekend et Vélo (see above): pilgrimage of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue retreats, pilgrim weekends, pil- hike to the Ermitage Saint-Antoine (Longueuil); the Marie-Rose grim workshops (weekly meet- de Lac-Bouchette, personal and Centre (Longueuil), whose mission ings) and breakfast seminars. spiritual development hike in is to spread the life and work of Gaspésie and pilgrimage walk in Marie-Rose Durocher, cofounder the footsteps of Brother André, of the Sisters of the Holy Names departing from Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal.

Centre Historique des Sœurs de Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation A Notre-Dame du Bon-Conseil (Champlain) 116 Abbaye Cistercienne Notre-Dame de (Chicoutimi) 218 Église Notre-Dame-de-Lorette Nazareth (Rougemont) 89 Centre Tara (Eastern Townships) 248 (Wendake) 185 Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac Chemin des Navigateurs 252 Église Notre-Dame-des-Neiges (Saint-Benoît-du-Lac) 91 Chemin des Outaouais 252 (Trois-Pistoles) 230 AstroLab (Eastern Townships) 248 Chemin des Sanctuaires 252 Église Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Auberge du Portage Christ Church Cathedral (Montréal) 31 (Québec City) 153 (Notre-Dame-du-Portage) 229 Church of Notre-Dame-de-la- Église Saint-André (Saint-André) 228 Augustine Convent Complex Présentation National Historic Site Église Saint-Charles-Borromée (Québec City) 149 (Mauricie) 250 (Québec City) 251 Church of Saint-Léon de Westmount Église Saint-François-de-Sales B (Westmount) 82 (Outaouais) 251 Church of Saint Michael and Saint Babaji’s Kriya Yoga Ashram Église Saint-Georges Anthony (Montréal) 250 (Chaudière-Appalaches) 249 (Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton) 90 Co-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine de Basilique-Cathédrale Saint-Michel Église Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand Padoue (Longueuil) 86 (Bécancour) 114 (Sherbrooke) 95 Convent Complex of the Religious Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste Basilique Sainte-Anne de Varennes Hospitallers of Saint Joseph (Montréal) 44 (Varennes) 110 (Montréal) 42 Chapel 43 Église Saint-Joachim Beth Yehuda congregation (Québec City) 251 (Montréal) 44 Monument to Jeanne Mance 43 Musée des Hospitalières de l’Hôtel-Dieu Église Saint-Joseph Bottes et Vélo de Montréal 43 (Carleton-sur-Mer) 242 (Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse) 253 Cristal du Lac (Métabetchouan– Église Saint-Pierre Lac-à-la-Croix) 215 de La Vernière (Magdalen C Cuthbert Chapel (Berthierville) 106 Islands) 249 Cathédrale de l’Assomption Église Santa Cruz (Montréal) 250 (Trois-Rivières) 115 E Église Très-Saint-Nom-de-Jésus Cathédrale de Saint-Jérôme Église de la Purification-de-la- (Montréal) 72 (The Laurentians) 249 Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie Ermitage Saint-Antoine de Lac- Cathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée (Repentigny) 103 Bouchette (Lac-Bouchette) 188 (Joliette) 105 Église de la Visitation-de-la- Sentier Notre-Dame Kapatakan 206 Cathédrale Sainte-Thérèse-d’Avila Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie (Montréal) 250 (Abitibi-Témiscamingue) 248 F Église de Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville Forillon National Park 236 Cathédrale Saint-François-Xavier (Sainte-Thérèse) 103 (Chicoutimi) 216 Église de Saint-Eustache Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (Saint-Eustache) 101 G (Québec City) 141 Église de Saint-Sulpice Gaspé 234 Centre Augustinien – Le Cristal (Saint-Sulpice) 104 Cathédrale du Christ-Roi 235 (Dolbeau-Mistassini) 213 Forillon National Park 236 Église du Gesù (Montréal) 250 Jacques Cartier’s Cross 236 Centre Birla (Outaouais) 251 Église Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge Sanctuaire Notre-Dame-des-Douleurs in Centre d’Interprétation du Patrimoine (Montréal) 74 Pointe-Navarre 234 Religieux (Église Saint-Alphonse) Église Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar (Chaudière-Appalaches) 248 (L’Islet-sur-Mer) 227 (Montréal) 77 255

Saint Lawrence River Shrines H O Trail 253 Hôtel-Musée Premières Nations Oka 97 Saint-Monastère-Vierge-Marie-la- (Wendake) 184 Calvaire d’Oka (Oka Calvary) 99 Église de L’Annonciation 99 Consolatrice (The Laurentians) 249 I Onhoüa Chetek8e Traditional Huron Saint Patrick’s Basilica (Montréal) 28 Site (Wendake) 185 Saint-Pierre-de-l’Île-d’Orléans International Buddhist Progress (Île d’Orléans) 179 Society of Montréal (Montréal) 250 Oratoire Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Saint- Joseph (Carleton-sur-Mer) 244 New Église de Saint-Pierre 180 International exhibition of nativity Old Église de Saint-Pierre 179 Our Lady of the Cape Shrine scenes (Rivière-Éternité) 220 Sanctuaire du Sacré-Cœur de (Trois-Rivières) 118 Beauvoir (Sherbrooke) 93 J Sanctuaire du Saint-Sacrement Jardin des Ursulines (Roberval) 209 P (Montréal) 251 Jardins de Métis (Grand-Métis) 232 Parc National du Bic 232 Sanctuaire Notre-Dame- Parc National du Fjord-du- de-Lourdes de Rigaud L Saguenay 221 (Montérégie) 250 Pèlerinage Terre et Mer, Gaspésie – Le Cénacle (Cacouna) 229 Sentier Notre-Dame Kapatakan 222, Les Îles 252 253 Percé 238 Sivananda Ashram Yoga Camp M Église Saint-Michel 238 (The Laurentians) 250 Maison de Mère d’Youville (Montréal) 26 Saint Paul’s Anglican Church 240 Space for Life (Montréal) 63 Maison Saint-Gabriel (Montréal) 251 Biodôme 70 Manawan church and cemetery R Botanical Garden 63 (Manawan Native reserve) Reford Gardens (Jardins de Métis) Insectarium 69 (Lanaudière) 249 (Grand-Métis) 232 Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium 69 Mary Queen of the World Cathedral Route des Belles-Histoires 252 Spiritours (Montréal) 253 (Montréal) 33 St. George’s Anglican Church Mashteuiatsh 211 S (Montréal) 85 Aventure Plume Blanche 211 Église Kateri Tekakwitha 211 Saint Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Québec City) 147 T Matapedia Valley 245 Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Shrine Tadoussac 222 Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix 216 (Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré) 157 Chapelle de Tadoussac 223 Monastère Notre-Dame de Mistassini Poste de Traite Chauvin 224 Sainte-Famille (Île d’Orléans) 178 (Dolbeau-Mistassini) 214 Tam Bao Son Buddhist Monastery Église de Sainte-Famille 178 Mount Royal Cemetery (Montréal) 38 Maison de Nos Aïeux 179 (The Laurentians) 249 Mount Royal Cross (Montréal) 40 Sainte-Pétronille (Île d’Orléans) 174 Thiru Murugan Temple Musée d’Art de Joliette (Joliette) 104 Église de Sainte-Pétronille 174 (Dollard-des-Ormeaux) 80 Musée des Abénakis (Odanak) 112 Saint-François-de-l’Île-d’Orléans Musée des Religions du Monde (Île d’Orléans) 176 U (Nicolet) 113 Église de Saint-François 177 Ursuline Convent Complex Saint James United Church (Québec City) 144 (Montréal) 30 Musée des Ursulines 146 N Saint-Jean-de-l’Île-d’Orléans Nincheri Studio (Montréal) 71 (Île d’Orléans) 176 V Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal Église de Saint-Jean 176 (Montréal) 21 Val Notre-Dame Cistercian Abbey Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal (Saint-Jean-de-Matha) 107 Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel (Montréal) 46 (Montréal) 16 Voyages Inter-Missions Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Shrine (Montréal) 253 Notre-Dame de Québec Basilica- (Kahnawake) 79 Cathedral (Québec City) 137 Saint-Laurent-de-l’Île-d’Orléans Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery (Île d’Orléans) 175 W (Montréal) 37 Église de Saint-Laurent 175 Wendake 180  The Saint-Benoît Chapel at the Abbaye de Saint- Benoît-du-Lac. © Dreamstime.com/Meunierd www.ulyssesguides.com Guide to Spiritual and Religious Journeysin Québec : 978-2-76582-678-1

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