Catholic Shrines & Places of Interest in Canada
The French missionaries left an indelible impression upon Eastern Canada first, and then farther west, despite the many difficulties and martyrdoms suffered at the hands of the native peoples. There are many shrines dedicated to the early missionaries as well as to many saints and the Blessed Mother.
British Columbia:
Garibaldi Highland: Queen of Peace Monastery (Dominican)
Manitoba:
Winnipeg: Shrine of Saint Gianna Molla, Bishop Velychkovsky Martyr’s Shrine
Ontario:
Comberemere: Madonna House Apostolate
Guelph: Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate
King: Marylake Retreat Centre
Midland: Canadian Martyrs Shrine
Ottawa: Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto
Schreiber: The Grotto at Holy Angels Parish
Quebec:
Fortierville: Church of Saint Philomena of Fortierville (beautiful church with relic of St. Philomena)
Montreal: Many Catholic Shrines & Places of Interest
Quebec City: Many Catholic Shrines & Places of Interest
Varennes: Shrine of Saint Marguerite d’Youville
North of Quebec City:
Saint Anthony’s Hermitage (Ermitage Saint-Antoine de Lac-Boucette)
Shrine of Our Lady of the Cape (Cap du la Madeline) Trois-Rivieres
