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Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal

Neighbourhood:

Mount Royal and Surroundings

Category:

Churches and cemeteries

3800 Queen-Mary Road Montréal, Québec
H3V 1H6
METRO: Côte-des-Neiges
Telephone: 514 733-8211Toll-free:1 877 672-8647
Reservation:
Fax: 514 733-9735
Sales:
Sales fax:
E-mail: info@saint-joseph.org
URL: http://www.saint-joseph.org
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Saint Joseph's Oratory atop Mount Royal is one of the world's most visited shrines. The basilica's huge dome reaches 97 metres and is second only in height to Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. The sheer size of it contrasts sharply with its frail founder, Brother André, the humble doorkeeper who had initiated its construction in 1904. The shrine devoted to Saint Joseph consists of a primitive chapel, a votive chapel, a crypt and a basilica large enough to accommodate 10,000 worshippers. Relics of Brother André and many ex-voto of miraculously cured pilgrims are exhibited. The basilica's great organs and 52 bell chimes will occasionally rekindle solemn works of great composers.

 

Danielle Decelles
Assistant Manager, Communication and Publication Office
514 733-8211 #2711
ddecelles@osj.qc.ca

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© Canadian Tourism Commission, Pierre St-Jacques - Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal
© Canadian Tourism Commission, Pierre St-Jacques - Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal
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