Inside the Sailor's Church Montreal
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Inside the Sailor's Church Montreal
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Imagery-at- Work
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The Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel (chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, "Our Lady of Good Help") is a church in the district of Old Montreal in Montreal, Quebec. It is also known as "The Sailor's Church".
Construction started on Notre Dame du Bon Secours, one of the oldest religious landmarks of Montreal, in 1655 under the instigation of French nun Margerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame de Montreal, who rallied the colonists to established a sanctuary devoted to the Holy Virgin. One of the oldest churches in Montreal, it was built in 1771 over the ruins of an earlier chapel.
Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall, "Pray for us fishermen in the hour of our death."
Votives are candle holders. The church has several different ships holding the votives as seen in the photo
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November 6th, 2016
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