Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica

Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica
Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica
Basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Cap

Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica

Location Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Country Canada
Denomination Roman Catholic
Architecture
Status Cathedral
Functional status Active
Architectural type Norman-Gothic

The Basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Cap is a basilica in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. It is an important Catholic sanctuary which receives thousands of pilgrims each year.

The structure was originally built as a church in 1720. The first pilgrimage to the Sanctuary was made on May 7, 1883. In 1964, the present basilica was inaugurated, and the sanctuary officially became a minor basilica.

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Coordinates: 46°22′5″N 72°29′51″W / 46.36806°N 72.4975°W / 46.36806; -72.4975



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