Canada's famous Shrine, the Church of Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec.

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Title

Canada's famous Shrine, the Church of Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec.

Subject

Church, City, Canada

Description

A stereoscopic image of the Church of Ste. Anee de Beaupre, one of the five national shrine of Canada.
It has been credited by the Catholic Church with many miracles of curing the sick and disabled. It is an important Catholic sanctuary, which receives about a half-million pilgrims each year.
The peak period of pilgrimage is around July 26, the feast of Saint Anne, the patron saint of Quebec.
St. Anne is believed, by the pious, to obtain miracles through her intercession. People from all around the world come to visit the basilica. Pillars in the front entrance are covered in crutches from people who are said by the parishioners to have been miraculously cured and saved.

Publisher

Underwood & Underwood

Date

1902

Rights

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

Format

178 mm x 89 mm

Type

Image

Identifier

ST0042

Medium

Albumen print

Accrual Method

Gift

Provenance

Pete Spencer, Bolton, UK, Former Owner

Original Format

Stereograph

Collection

Tags

Citation

“Canada's famous Shrine, the Church of Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec.,” Fourtoes, accessed December 22, 2024, https://collection.fourtoes.co.uk/items/show/300.