Basilique Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes
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Sainte-Anne de Varennes Basilica is a Roman Catholic minor basilica
dedicated to the Saint Anne
located in Varennes, Quebec
, Canada
. The basilica is under the circumscription of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil
. The basilica was decreed on June 18, 1993.
Basilica
The Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building, usually located in the forum of a Roman town. Public basilicas began to appear in Hellenistic cities in the 2nd century BC.The term was also applied to buildings used for religious purposes...
dedicated to the Saint Anne
Saint Anne
Saint Hanna of David's house and line, was the mother of the Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus Christ according to Christian and Islamic tradition. English Anne is derived from Greek rendering of her Hebrew name Hannah...
located in Varennes, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The basilica is under the circumscription of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil
Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montréal. It was renamed on 27 February 1982.-Ordinaries:*Paul-Ernest-Anastase Forget...
. The basilica was decreed on June 18, 1993.