Sainte-Flavie, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Sainte-Flavie is a parish municipality in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality
of Quebec
, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, about 3 km (2 mi) northwest of Mont-Joli
. It is named after Flavia
, a martyr
ed saint.
Sainte-Flavie is the westernmost point of Route 132
's loop around the Gaspé Peninsula
; it is here where the highway intersects with itself.
La Mitis Regional County Municipality, Quebec
La Mitis is a regional county municipality in eastern Quebec, Canada on the Gaspé peninsula. Its seat is in Mont-Joli which is on the Saint Lawrence River. La Mitis is named for the Mitis River which has its source in the region and flows through the central part of the region before emptying...
of 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....
, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, about 3 km (2 mi) northwest of Mont-Joli
Mont-Joli, Quebec
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. It is named after Flavia
Flavia (martyr)
Saint Flavia is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. She was martyred at Messina along with her brother, the Benedictine monk Saint Placidus, their brothers Eutychius and Victorinus, Donatus, Firmatus the deacon, Faustus, and thirty other monks. They were killed by pirates. Their feast day is Oct....
, a martyr
Martyr
A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...
ed saint.
Sainte-Flavie is the westernmost point of Route 132
Quebec route 132
Route 132 is the longest highway in Quebec. It follows the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River from the border with the state of New York in the hamlet of Dundee , west of Montreal to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and circles the Gaspé Peninsula...
's loop around the Gaspé Peninsula
Gaspé Peninsula
The Gaspésie , or Gaspé Peninsula or the Gaspé, is a peninsula along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, extending into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
; it is here where the highway intersects with itself.