Église Notre-Dame-Des-Victoires

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  • Address
    32 rue Sous-le-Fort, Old Lower Town
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  • Phone
    692 1650
  • Transport
    bus: 1
  • 09:30 - 16:30

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Lonely Planet review

The oldest stone church in the USA and Canada, dating from 1688, Our Lady of Victories is a modest house of worship on the Place-Royale, Lower Town's principal square. It stands on the very spot where de Champlain set up his 'Habitation,' a small stockade, 80 years prior to the church's arrival. Inside a replica of a wooden ship hangs from the ceiling - the Brézé thought to be a good-luck charm for ocean crossings and battles with the Iroquois.

The church got its name after British ships were unable to take Québec City in 1690 and again in 1711. Inside are copies of works by Rubens and Van Dyck.