History of a church

First basilica, 1876-1922

1876: Holy Anne is proclaimed a patron of the province of Quebec and a fourth and vast church is opened to the cult.

1878: Redemptoristes becomes responsible for the pilgrimage.

1887: The pope Leon XIII grants the title of basilica to the church.

1922: On March 29, a fire destroys it.

The actual basilica, 1923

The Basilica is the work of the Quebecker Louis-N. Audet and of the Frenchman Maxime Roisin. It is dedicated by the cardinal Maurice Roy, on July 4, 1976.

Sources: Pères Rédemptoristes: Guide français, 1997, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, p. 26

Mr. Guy Lessard, genealogist