Bahá’í Shrine in Montréal (Maxwell House)
Montréal, Quebec, Canada Bahá’í Faith
Canada’s designated Bahá’í shrine, preserved in the former home of May and William Sutherland Maxwell.
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Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue (Shearith Israel)
Montréal, Quebec, Canada Judaism
Canada’s oldest Jewish congregation, with an enduring Spanish and Portuguese liturgical heritage.
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim
Westmount, Quebec, Canada Judaism
Historic and influential Montréal-area Ashkenazi synagogue and congregation.
Le Monastère des Augustines
Old Québec, Québec City, Quebec, Canada Christianity
Historic Augustinian convent and visitor heritage centre preserving the Québec sisters’ centuries-long tradition of care.
ISKCON Montréal Temple
Montréal, Quebec, Canada Hinduism
Historically important Hare Krishna temple associated with the early global expansion of ISKCON.
Abbey of Saint-Benoît-du-Lac
Eastern Townships, Saint-Benoît-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada Christianity
Acclaimed Benedictine monastery and retreat destination overlooking Lake Memphremagog.
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Québec
Old Québec, Québec City, Quebec, Canada Christianity
Historic Anglican cathedral in Old Québec, among the key early examples of British ecclesiastical architecture in Canada.
Saint Patrick’s Basilica, Montréal
Montréal, Quebec, Canada Christianity
Nationally recognized Gothic Revival church associated with Montréal’s historic Irish Catholic community.
Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal
Old Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada Christianity
Famous Gothic Revival Catholic basilica and a major architectural and visitor landmark in Old Montréal.
Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral-Basilica
Old Québec, Québec City, Quebec, Canada Christianity
Historic cathedral-basilica at the heart of Old Québec’s long-standing Catholic ecclesiastical centre.
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Shrine at Saint Francis Xavier Mission
Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada Christianity
Pilgrimage site in the Mohawk territory of Kahnawake associated with Saint Kateri Tekakwitha.
Our Lady of the Cape Shrine (Notre-Dame-du-Cap)
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada Christianity
Nationally important Marian pilgrimage sanctuary in the Cap-de-la-Madeleine district of Trois-Rivières.