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.

Basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Cap Trois-Rivières, Quebec
The 20th Century Basilica, Basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Cap Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Cap Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Cap Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Pont Chapelets, Basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Cap Trois-Rivières, Quebec
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Roman Catholic basilicas in Canada

Alberta	Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph

Manitoba	Cathedral Basilica of Saint-Boniface

New Brunswick	St. Michael's Basilica

Newfoundland	Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Nova Scotia	St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica

Ontario	Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica St. Paul's Basilica Cathedral Basilica of Notre-Dame St. Patrick's Basilica

Prince Edward Island	Cathedral Basilica of St. Dunstan

Quebec	Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Cathedral Basilica of St Cecilia Cathedral Basilica of Saint Michael Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica Sainte-Anne de Varennes Basilica Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde Notre-Dame Basilica Saint Joseph's Oratory St. Patrick's Basilica

Coordinates: 46°22′5″N 72°29′51″W / 46.36806°N 72.49750°W / 46.36806; -72.49750

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