Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré

The Basilique Sainte -Anne -de- Beaupré is a roughly 30 kilometers northeast of Quebec City located Basilica. The Roman Catholic church in the village of Sainte -Anne -de- Beaupré on the shores of the St. Lawrence River, is visited annually by about half a million pilgrims, making it one of the most important pilgrimage sites in North America.

History

The pilgrimage site originally consisted of a 1658 -built chapel with a shrine, with which you honored the Saint Anne. Since its inception, this place has been granted several miracles and healings. A second chapel made ​​of stone and wood was built 1661-1676. A third religious building made ​​of stone was added in 1676, the 1876 replaced by a basilica. This was on January 28, 1887 by Pope Leo XIII. the title of minor basilica. The old church was demolished in 1878.

On March 29, 1922 fire destroyed the original basilica. It was replaced by the present building in neo-Gothic style, which was completed in 1926. The Archbishop of Quebec Maurice Roy blessed the church on July 4, 1976. Pope John Paul II visited on September 10, 1984 Shrine of Saint Anne.

Dimensions of the Basilica

• Height of the church tower: 91 meters
• Total length: 105 meters
• Section width: 61 meters
• Facade width: 48 meters

Equipment

The great organ in the stands was built in 1945 by the organ builder Casavant, and restored in 1986 by the organ builder Marcel Bertrand. The instrument has 44 registers on three manual and pedal works. The play and Registertrakturen are electro- pneumatically.