Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church

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Notre-Dame-des-Victoires
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Location Basse-Ville (Lower Town) of Quebec City, Quebec
Country Canada
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Founded 1687 -1723
Consecrated 1723
Architecture
Status Active
Style Colonial French
Administration
Province Canada
Official name Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church National Historic Site of Canada
Designated 1988
Type Classified heritage immovable
Designated 1929

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]

History

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.[citation needed]

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 church in 1816.[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]

In 2002, the church served as a filming location for Catch Me If You Can, and again in 2004 for Taking Lives.[citation needed]

Gallery

  • Après guerre.jpg

    Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, 1759

  • Québec - Notre-Dame des Victoires.jpg

    Front entrance

  • Nave of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church, Quebec.JPG

    Interior

  • Notre-Dame, Vieux-Quebec Old Quebec City 6D2B6315.jpg

    Exterior

References

  1. ↑ http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/lhn-nhs/det_E.asp?oqSID=0700&oqeName=Notre%2DDame%2Ddes%2DVictoires+Church&oqfName=%C9glise+Notre%2DDame%2Ddes%2DVictoires Notre-Dame-des-Victoires
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  3. ↑ Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
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