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Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde

Address: 1085 rue de la Cathédrale, (enter through main doors on blvd. René-Lévesque), Downtown, Montréal, QC | Map It
Phone: 514/866-1661
www.cathedralecatholiquedemontreal.org

Mary Queen of the World Cathedral

Category: Religious Sites
Location: Downtown

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Fodor's Review:

The best reason to visit this cathedral is that it's a quarter-scale replica of St. Peter's Basilica, complete with a magnificent reproduction of Bernini's ornate baldachin (canopy) over the main altar and an ornately coffered ceiling. When Bishop Ignace Bourget (1799-1885) decided to build his cathedral in the heart of the city's Protestant-dominated commercial quarter, many fellow Catholics thought he was crazy. But the bishop was determined to assert the Church's authority—and its loyalty to Rome—in the British-ruled city. Bourget didn't live to see the cathedral dedicated in 1894, but his tomb holds place of honor among those of his successors in the burial chapel on the east side of the nave.

Cost: Free
Open: Weekdays 6:30 AM-6:30 PM, Sat. 7 AM-6:30 PM, Sun. 7 AM-6:30 PM
Metro: Bonaventure or Peel

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