Basilica of St. Anna (Varennes)
The Basilica of St. Anna ( French Basilique Sainte-Anne de Varennes ) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Varennes in Quebec , Canada . The church in the diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil is dedicated to St. Anne and has the rank of a minor basilica .
Previous buildings
The first parish church was built in 1692 by Bishop Saint-Vallier in Varennes on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River opposite Montreal . The second building was built here in 1718 based on the model of the old church of Cap-de-la-Madeleine , the third church followed in 1780, it was designed after the model of Saint-Vallier and enlarged in 1849, but demolished in 1883 because of dilapidation.
Today's church
After the foundation stone was laid on December 1, 1884 by the architects Albert Mesnard and Henri-Maurice Perrault, today's church was built. After its completion and blessing in late 1887, it was consecrated on June 27 of the following year by Bishop Édouard-Charles Fabre, Archbishop of Montreal, and Bishop Isidore Clut Omi, Mission Bishop of the Northwest. The church has neo-Romanesque and neo-Gothic features . Its two bell towers at the front dominate the place. The foundation on the loamy ground was made on sleepers. The church was furnished by Guido Nincheri, Félix Mesnard and Antoine Durenne.
In 2010, the remains of Maria Margareta d'Youville were reburied in the transept of the basilica . She was canonized as the first native Canadian in 1990. An instrument by the organ builder Casavant Frères in neoclassical aesthetics is installed in the church. There are two chapels near the church, one dedicated to Saint Anne and the other dedicated to Saint Joachim .
The church was given the rank of basilica minor in 1994 by John Paul II .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Basilique Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes on gcatholic.org
Coordinates: 45 ° 40'59.9 " N , 73 ° 26'30.1" W.