Cathedral in Saint-Anne de Beauprey

St. Anne's Cathedral in the town of Saint-Anne-de Beaupret, located near Quebec, is one of the most popular places of pilgrimage for Catholics in Canada. It is believed that in the cathedral the sick and disabled can be cured of their ailments. The pillars at the entrance to the church are decorated with crutches and canes of people who have found healing here.

The first church dedicated to the saint was built on this site in 1658. According to legend, a certain Louis Gumont, who suffered from rheumatism, participated in the construction of the church - before he had time to put the third stone at the foundation of the church, he was immediately healed of all his diseases.

The old church was destroyed in a fire in 1922. In its place, the French architects Maxim Roysin and Louis Aude Sherbrooke built a modern cathedral. The cathedral is built of white granite in neo-Romanesque style. In the interior of the cathedral, mosaic panels by Auguste Labouret depict scenes from the life of St. Anna. The same artist created stained glass windows, the number of which in the cathedral reaches two hundred and forty. In the cathedral there is a statue of St. Anna, considered miraculous, and particles of the relics of this saint are also stored.