History of Basilique Notre Dame de Montréal

History of Basilique Notre Dame de Montréal (HM1K6R)

Location: Montréal, Québec H2Y 1T1 Communauté-Urbaine-de-Montréal
Country: Canada
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N 45° 30.274', W 73° 33.39'

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French:
1657: Arrivée des sulpiciens à Ville-Marie. M. Gabriel de Queylus,P.S.S., Supérieur. M. Gabriel Souart, P.S.S., Curé-missionnaire.

1672-1683: Construction de la première église Notre-Dame dans l'axe de la rue Notre-Dame. M. François Dollier de Casson, P.S.S., Supérieur du séminaire.

30 octobre 1687: Mgr. de Laval, Évêque de Quebec, érige Notre-Dame en paroisse canonique sous le patronyme de Saint-Nom-de-Marie M. Gilles Pérot, P.S.S. Curé.

1823-1829: Construction de l'église actuelle. M. James O'Donnell, architecte. Bénédiction en 1829 par M. Auguste Roux, P.S.S., Supérieur du Séminaire

1888-1891: Construction de la chapelle du Sacré-Coeur. MM. Perrault et Mensnard, architectes. M. Alfred-L. Sentenne, P.S.S., Curé.

16 mai 1929: Consécration de l'église par Mgr. Georges Gauthier, archevêque coadjuteur de Montréal. M. Olivier Maurault. P.S.S., Curé.

15 février 1982: Sa Sainteté Jean-Paul II élève l'église Notre-Dame au rang de basilique mineure.
11 septembre 1984: Visite du Papa Jean-Paul II à Notre-Dame. Mgr. Paul Gregoire, archevêque de Montréal. M. Émilius Goulet, P.S.S., Supérieur provincial. Mgr. Fernand Lecavalier, P.S.S., P.H., Curé.

English translation:
1657: Arrival of the Sulpicians in Ville-Marie. Gabriel Queylus, P.S.S., Superior. Gabriel Souart, P.S.S. Cure-missionary.

1672-1683: Construction of the first Church of Our Lady in the axis of Notre Dame. François Dollier Casson, PSS, Superior of the seminar.

October 30, 1687: Mgr. Laval, Bishop of Quebec, erected Our Lady canonical parish under the surname of Saint-Nom-de-Marie Gilles Perot PSS Priest.

1823-1829: Construction of the current church. Mr. James O'Donnell, architect. Consecrated in 1829 by Mr. Auguste Roux, PSS, Superior of the Seminary

1888-1891: Construction of the Sacred Heart Chapel. Messrs. Perrault and Mensnard, architects. Alfred-L. Sentenne, P.S.S., pastor.

May 16, 1929: Dedication of the church by Mgr. Georges Gauthier, Coadjutor Archbishop of Montreal. Olivier Maurault. P.S.S., pastor.

February 15, 1982: His Holiness John Paul II elevates the Notre Dame Church to a minor basilica.
September 11, 1984: Visit of Pope John Paul II to Our Lady. Mgr. Paul Gregory, Archbishop of Montreal. Mr. Emilius Goulet, PSS, Provincial Superior. Mgr. Fernand Lecavalier, P.S.S., P. H., pastor.
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Date Added Sunday, April 26th, 2015 at 2:02am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 612766 N 5040017
Decimal Degrees45.50456667, -73.55650000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 30.274', W 73° 33.39'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 30' 16.4400" N, 73° 33' 23.4000" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 110 Rue Notre-Dame O, Montréal Québec H2Y 1T1, CA
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