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GOLDEN LIGHT in Canada

2008.09.26

in QUEBEC CITY


Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal, (French: Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal), is a Roman Catholic basilica on the northern slope of Mount Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

In 1904, Blessed André Bessette, CSC, began the construction of a small chapel on the side of the mountain near Notre Dame College. Soon, it became much too small. Even though it was enlarged, in 1917, a church was built, called the crypt, with a seating capacity of 1,000. In 1924, the construction of the basilica was inaugurated; it was finally completed in 1967. The Oratory's dome is the third-largest of its kind in the world after the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro and Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, and the church is the largest in Canada.

The basilica is dedicated to Saint Joseph, to whom Brother André credited all his reported miracles. These were mostly related to some kind of healing power, and many pilgrims (handicapped, blind, ill, etc.) poured into his Basilica, including numerous Protestants. On display in the basilica is a wall covered with thousands of crutches from those who came to the basilica and were allegedly healed. Pope John Paul II deemed the miracles to be authentic and beatified Brother André in 1982.........wikipedia.......

Quebec City's skyline is dominated by the massive Château Frontenac Hotel, perched on top of Cap-Diamant. The hotel is beside the Terrasse Dufferin (Dufferin Terrace), a walkway along the edge of the cliff, offering beautiful views of the Saint Lawrence River.........wikipedia......

10 Comments
r00tt hangulatos éjszakai képek.
r00tt · 2008-09-23: 03:07
mystic1 Wow fantastic buildings,vary cool love the lighting, great reportage
mystic1 · 2008-09-23: 03:35
jennye beautiful night shots!! 1 is my favorite!! :))
jennye · 2008-09-23: 04:39
jet28 Glorious night shots!
jet28 · 2008-09-23: 07:12
urmysunshine very pretty, love that lighting!! R
urmysunshine · 2008-09-23: 08:37
????? beautiful!!!!!!
????? · 2008-09-23: 08:53
peregol Great set!!!!
peregol · 2008-09-23: 11:59
dadlak #1 is spectacular...should be used by Quebec City tourist bureau
dadlak · 2008-09-23: 12:24
mariaps So pretty! Great information. Thanks. :)
mariaps · 2008-09-23: 14:22
facan GYÖNYÖRŰ !!!!!
facan · 2008-09-24: 12:52
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