Saint Anne's Shrine

Coordinates: 44°53′59″N 73°20′50″W / 44.899798°N 73.347264°W / 44.899798; -73.347264 In 1666, a fort and a chapel were built on Isle La Motte to protect Montreal from attacks by the Iroquois. Both the fort and chapel were dedicated to Sainte Anne. In 1668, the bishop of Quebec, François de Laval, came to Isle La Motte to baptise a number of Iroqouis to Christianity. Even after the abandonment of the fort, the shrine continued to give mass to worshipers.

External links

Official site
Saint Anne's Shrine
Welcome to Isle La Motte, address by Sen. Henry W. Hill, July 9, 1909.

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