- Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Quebec City
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Notre-Dame-des-Victoires 
Coordinates: 46°48′46″N 71°12′10″W / 46.8128°N 71.2027°W Location Basse-Ville (Lower Town) of Quebec City, Quebec Country Canada Denomination Catholicism History Founded 1687 -1723 Consecrated 1723 Architecture Status active Heritage designation Bien culturel du Québec, National Historic Sites of Canada Style colonial French Administration Province Canada National Historic Site of CanadaOfficial name: Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church National Historic Site of Canada Designated: 1988 Patrimoine culturel du QuébecType: Historic Monument 
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, 1759
Notre-Dame-des-VictoiresNotre-Dame-des-Victoires is a small Roman Catholic stone church in the Lower Town of Quebec City. Construction was started in 1687 on site of Champlain's habitation and was completed in 1723.[1]
Originally dedicated to l'Enfant Jésus, it received the name Notre-Dame-de-la-Victoire following the Battle of Quebec of 1690, in which an English expedition commanded by William Phips was forced to retreat. In 1711, its name was changed again, to Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, after bad weather had sunk a British fleet commanded by Hovenden Walker.
The church was largely destroyed by the British bombardment that preceded the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in September 1759. A complete restoration of the church was finished in 1816.
François Baillairgé, architect, remodeled the facade of the church in 1916-17.[2]
The church, which was listed as a historic monument in 1929, remains a popular tourist attraction within the city, as well as a place of worship. It has undergone extensive restoration in recent decades, to restore its colonial French character. It was designated a National Historic Sites of Canada in 1988 and plaqued in 1992.[3]
Trivia
Served as a filming location for the 2002 movie Catch Me If You Can.
References
- ^ http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/lhn-nhs/det_E.asp?oqSID=0700&oqeName=Notre%2DDame%2Ddes%2DVictoires+Church&oqfName=%C9glise+Notre%2DDame%2Ddes%2DVictoires Notre-Dame-des-Victoires
- ^ "biography in Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800-1950". http://www.dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/1655. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
- ^ Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
Coordinates: 46°48′46″N 71°12′10″W / 46.8128°N 71.2027°W
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