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Notre-Dame de Québec 
Notre-Dame de Québec Basilica-CathedralLocation within the province of Quebec.
Notre-Dame de Québec46°48′49.61″N 71°12′21.97″W / 46.8137806°N 71.2061028°W Location Quebec City Country Canada Denomination Roman Catholic History Founded 1647 Dedication Our Lady Significant past bishop(s) François de Laval Architecture Status Basilica Cathedral Functional status Functional Designated 1989 Architect(s) Jean Baillairgé Architectural type Neoclassical Completed 1843 Administration Archdiocese Quebec National Historic Site of CanadaOfficial name: Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral National Historic Site of Canada Designated: 1989 The Cathedral-minor basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec (Our Lady of Quebec City), located at 20, rue de Buade, Quebec City, Quebec, is the primate church of Canada and seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec, the oldest see in the New World north of Mexico.
It is also the parish church of the oldest parish in North America, and the first church in North America to be elevated to the rank of minor basilica by Pope Pius IX in 1874. It is a National Historic Site of Canada,[1] and located within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Historic District of Old Québec.[2]
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History
Located on this site since 1647, the Cathedral has twice been destroyed by fire throughout the centuries.
A previous iteration of the church was destroyed during the Siege of Quebec in 1759. It was rebuilt from plans by Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry draughted in 1743. The belltower, however, was designed by Jean Baillairgé, who also oversaw construction. The interior was designed by Jean Baillairgé and his son François from 1786–1822. In 1843, François' son, Thomas, suggested a reconstruction of the façade to resemble the church of Sainte-Geneviève in Paris, resulting in the finest Neo-classic façade in Québec. The cathedral was richly decorated with impressive works of art: baldaquin, canopy, episcopal throne dais, stained glass windows, paintings, and chancel lamp (a gift of Louis XIV).
In 1922 the church was again gutted by fire, only to be restored by architects Maxime Roisin and Raoul Chenevert.[3]
Raoul Chenevert (architect) added a presbytery beside the Cathedral, 1931-32 [4]
Four governors of New France and the bishops of Quebec are buried in the crypt, including François de Laval, Quebec's first bishop.Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral was designated a national historic site of Canada in 1989 because:
of its long and close associations with the history of New France; its influence on subsequent ecclesiastical architecture and interior decoration in Québec.—Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, Minutes, 1989 [5]Gallery
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Interior
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Interior view, towards altar with golden baldaquin
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Tomb of François de Laval
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interior view
See also
References
- ^ Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ Giga-Catholic Information.
- ^ "biography in Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800-1950". http://www.dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/577. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
- ^ www.dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/1614 Raoul Chenevert (architect)
- ^ http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=17441&pid=0
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