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Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica

Coordinates: 46°22′5″N 72°29′51″W / 46.36806°N 72.49750°W / 46.36806; -72.49750
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The 20th Century Basilica

The Basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Cap is a basilica in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. It is an important Catholic sanctuary which receives thousands of pilgrims each year.

The structure was originally built as a church in 1720. The first pilgrimage to the Sanctuary was made on May 7, 1883. In 1964, the present basilica was inaugurated, and the sanctuary officially became a minor basilica.

46°22′5″N 72°29′51″W / 46.36806°N 72.49750°W / 46.36806; -72.49750