| Notre-Dame-des-Victoires | |
| Location | Basse-Ville (Lower Town) of Quebec City, Quebec |
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| 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 |
| Official name: Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church National Historic Site of Canada | |
| Designated: | 1988 |
| Type: | Historic Monument |
Notre-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]
Served as a filming location for the 2002 movie Catch Me If You Can.
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