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Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré

The Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré is a basilica in a bucolic setting by the Saint Lawrence River 30 km East of Quebec City in Quebec, Canada. It has an hexagonal entrance, surmounted by a huge pyramidal dome with divine lights always on.

It is an important Catholic sanctuary which receives about half a million pilgrims each year.

The wooded hillside next to it has a memorial chapel and a Way of the Cross, or Stations of the Cross.

External link

http://www.ssadb.qc.ca/en/index.htm

Last updated: 06-02-2005 17:19:43
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