Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica

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

Nova Scotia	St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica

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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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