Notre-Dame Basilica (Montreal)
Notre-Dame Basilica is a minor basilica of the Catholic Church in the historic Old Montreal district of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. It is located at 110 Notre-Dame Street West, at the corner of Saint Sulpice Street. It is situated next to the Saint-Sulpice Seminary and faces the Place d'Armes square.
The church building's exterior, 2017
The Notre-Dame Church, with its replacement being built behind it, 1828.
The interior of the basilica, with its sanctuary in the background. The sanctuary was completed in 1830.
The interior of the basilica, with its sanctuary in the background.
Basilicas in the Catholic Church
Basilicas are Catholic church buildings that have a designation, conferring special privileges, given by the Pope. Basilicas are distinguished for ceremonial purposes from other churches. The building need not be a basilica in the architectural sense. Basilicas are either major basilicas, of which there are four, all in the Diocese of Rome, or minor basilicas, of which there were 1,810 worldwide as of 2019.
Conopaeum (left), tintinnabulum (right), and a papal chair (middle), one of the privileges granted to a basilica
Archbasilica of St John Lateran 41°53′09″N 12°30′22″E / 41.88583°N 12.50611°E / 41.88583; 12.50611
St. Peter's Basilica 41°54′8″N 12°27′12″E / 41.90222°N 12.45333°E / 41.90222; 12.45333
Basilica of St Paul Outside-the-Walls 41°51′31″N 12°28′38″E / 41.85861°N 12.47722°E / 41.85861; 12.47722
