St. Ann's Cathedral, La Pocatière

The St. Ann's Cathedral[1][2] (French: Cathédrale Sainte-Anne de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière)[3] is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in Canada. The seat of the diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, it is located in La Pocatière, in the regional municipality of Kamouraska and Bas-Saint-Laurent, in Quebec,[4] eastern Canada. It is dedicated to St. Ann, whose feast is celebrated on July 26, St. Ann is also the patron saint of Quebec.

St. Ann's Cathedral
Cathédrale Sainte-Anne de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière
LocationLa Pocatière
 Quebec
Country Canada
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

The Cathedral of St. Ann is the eighth temple of the paroisse Sainte-Anne, originally built in 1678, and then other times in 1715, 1735, 1767, 1800, 1845, 1920 and 1950. The crypt of the veneration of St. Ann arrived to the then New France, along with the first French settlers. In Quebec, about twenty parishes are under the patronage of St. Ann; La Pocatière is one of the oldest.

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Canada
  • Church of St. Ann

References
  1. Cathedral of St. Ann in La Pocatière
  2. "Cathédrale Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatière". www.leseglisesdemonquartier.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  3. "Musique et musiciens / Music and musicians". www.uquebec.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  4. "Eglise Lapocatiere , Rosaire Dionne , Mont-Carmel,". www.rosairedionne.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.

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