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4 pilgrims, and the present 5
oratory was built to receive
Oratoire St. Joseph them. Today, pilgrims can still St. Patrick’s Basilica
pray on his tomb. The brother
 A1 ⌂ 3800 Chemin Queen was beatified in 1982 and  C3 ⌂ 460 René-
EXPERIENCE Montreal des-Neiges # Daily The church’s octagonal mtl.ca
Lévesque Blvd O q Square-
Mary £ Central Station
canonized in 2010.
@ 51, 166, 368, 711 qCôte-
Victoria-OACI ∑ stpatricks

copper dome is one of the
∑ saint-joseph.org
biggest in the world, stretching Completed in 1847, this Gothic
146 ft (44.5 m) high and 125 ft
Every year, two million
Revival-style church is the
oldest English-speaking
(38 m) wide. The interior is
pilgrims climb the 283 steps
(99 of which can be climbed
wooden statues of the apostles Known locally as the “Irish
in prayer on the knees) to the
in the transepts are the work
Church,” it was built to accom-
entrance of this vast church. starkly modern; the elongated Catholic church in Montreal.
Their devotion would no of Henri Charlier, a French modate the large num ber of
doubt please Brother André artist and sculptor who was Irish immigrants that flocked
(1845–1937), the remarkable also responsible for the main to the city during the harsh
man responsible for building altar and the huge crucifix. years of Ireland’s Great Famine.
this shrine to the husband of The striking stained-glass The interior of the church is
the Virgin Mary. It began when windows were made by Marius deco rated with a combination
Brother André built a hillside Plamondon, and feature of French fleurs-de-lys and
chapel to St. Joseph in his images from the life of Irish shamrock motifs,
spare time. Montreal’s sick St. Joseph. The main building marble-encased oak columns,
and disabled joined him at his houses a fascinating museum and 150 oil paintings.
prayers, and soon there were depicting André’s life. Beside
reports of miraculous cures. the crypt church, a votive
Brother André began to draw chapel is ablaze with flickering
candles that have been lit 6 "\=
by hopeful pilgrims. Musée Pointe-à-
Callière
 D3 ⌂ 350 Place Royale
The snow-dusted # 10am–5pm Tue–Sun
facade and splendid ∑ pacmusee.qc.ca
interior (inset) of
the Oratoire This archaeology museum
St. Joseph has a fascinating collection

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