Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré

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Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a town in La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, along the Saint Lawrence River, Script error: No such module "convert". north-east of Quebec City. The population was 2,803 according to the Canada 2006 Census. Major religious landmarks, the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré and the Convent of the Redemptoristines, are located in the town. The basilica continues to attract pilgrims.

Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré stands in a rolling agricultural country, with the foothills of the Laurentian Mountains in the background. The first church was built by sailors, seeking protection against shipwrecks off Ile-Oeuf on their way upriver to Quebec City. Saint Anne is the patron saint of sailors.

History

Breton sailors originally established a shrine there dedicated to Saint Anne. The Sainte-Anne Parish was founded in 1657, which was also called Sainte-Anne-du-Petit-Cap (used until early 19th century) and Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré (which was first used in 1742). Its first chapel was built in 1658.[1]

In July 1845, the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré was formed, abolished in 1847, and reestablished in 1855. But it was dissolved again in May 1906, when the Village Municipality of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré was created (effectively the parish municipality was re-incorporated as a village[2]). In 1920, a new parish municipality was founded by ceding from the village municipality.[1]

In 1973, the parish municipality and village municipality merged again to form the City (ville) of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré.[1]

Demographics

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Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 0.9%
  • French as first language: 97.7%
  • English and French as first language: 0.5%
  • Other as first language: 0.9%

Local government

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  • Huguette Chevalier (...–2005)
  • Jean-Luc Fortin (2005–2017)
  • Jacques Bouchard (2017–present)

Attractions

Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré is a major Roman Catholic place of pilgrimage. It has a copy of Michelangelo's statue, the Pietà (the original is in the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome). The basilica is known as a place of miracles. One of the builders of the original church, Louis Guimont, helped build the church despite having severe scoliosis and needing the aid of a crutch. When the church was complete, he was able to walk independently.

Many subsequent visitors who have prayed at the church have left their canes, crutches and walking aids behind as testament to their healing. The main wall at the entry into the basilica is completely covered with crutches.

In addition to the basilica, the town contains numerous religious edifices, the chief being the Scala Santa, built in imitation of the Holy Stairs in Rome.

The town is home of the Cyclorama of Jerusalem, a circular painting depicting the city of Jerusalem at the time of the death of Jesus.

Canyon Sainte-Anne, lying 6 km east of the town, is a steep walled gorge. A Script error: No such module "convert". waterfall lies within the canyon. The canyon is accessible to visitors via footpaths and foot bridges.

Ecology

Researchers have studied the intertidal marshes of the St. Lawrence estuary at Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré.[4]

See also

References

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External links

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