Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré

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Basilique de Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré

The Basilique de Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré is a basilica located around 30 kilometers northeast of the city of Québec . The Roman Catholic church in the village of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré on the banks of the Saint Lawrence River is visited by around half a million pilgrims every year , making it one of the most important pilgrimage sites in North America.

history

The previous church, photochromic print 1901

The place of pilgrimage originally consisted of a chapel built in 1658 with a shrine to honor St. Anne . Several miracles and healings have been attributed to this place since its foundation . A second stone and wood chapel was built between 1661 and 1676. A third sacred stone building was added in 1676, which was replaced by a basilica in 1876. This received on January 28, 1887 by Pope Leo XIII. the title of a minor basilica . The old church was demolished in 1878.

On March 29, 1922, a fire destroyed the original basilica. It was replaced by the current building in neo-Gothic style, which was completed in 1926. The Archbishop of Québec Maurice Roy blessed the Church on July 4, 1976. Pope John Paul II visited the Shrine of Saint Anne on September 10, 1984.

Dimensions of the basilica

Plan drawing of the basilica
  • Height of the church tower: 91 meters
  • Total length: 105 meters
  • Section width: 61 meters
  • Façade width: 48 meters

organ

The large organ in the stands was built in 1945 by the organ builder Casavant and restored in 1986 by the organ builder Marcel Bertrand. The instrument has 44 stops on three manual works and a pedal. The playing and stop actions are electro-pneumatic.

I Grand Orgue C – c 4
Montre 16 ′
Montre 8th'
Flûte harmonique 8th'
Prestant 4 ′
Flûte bouchée 2 ′
Duplicate 2 ′
Fittings IV
Cymbals III
Cornet V
Trumpets 8th'
Clairon 4 ′
II Récit expressif C – c 4
Bourdon 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Bourdon 8th'
Viole de gambe 8th'
Octave 4 ′
Flûte en bois 4 ′
Octavine 2 ′
Mixture V
Sesquialtera III
Trumpets 8th'
Hautbois 8th'
Voix humaine 8th'
Tremblant
III positive C – c 4
Principal 8th'
Bourdon 8th'
Prestant 4 ′
Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Quarte de nasard 2 ′
Octave 2 ′
Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Larigot 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Fittings IV
Cymbals III
Cromorne 8th'
Tremblant
Pedale C – g 1
Contrebasse 16 ′
Soubasse 16 ′
Fifth 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Principal 8th'
Bourdon 8th'
Basse de choral 4 ′
Plein-Jeu IV
Bombard 16 ′
Trumpets 8th'
Clairon 4 ′

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry on Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré on gcatholic.org , accessed on March 5, 2018. (English)
  2. ^ Basilica of Sainte-Anne de Beaupré, Quebec . Sacred Destinations, accessed March 5, 2018.
  3. ^ Basilique Sainte-Anne. Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Qué. musiqueorguequebec.ca, August 27, 2013, accessed March 5, 2018.

Web links

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Coordinates: 47 ° 1 ′ 26.7 ″  N , 70 ° 55 ′ 42.5 ″  W.