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All, whether they l'>e pilgiims or visitors to the Holy Shrine of St Annk wish for infoimation regarding its history, its relics ar'd Its memories : this is amply proved by the numero, ■ questions that are asked every day at the Shrine Bif^, as the visitor has not always the good luck of meetik with one who is well informed on matters pertaining (to the sacred place, this book will give him the meant of self-instruction and will serve him as a guide and coi'i- panion. teaching him very often more on the past a^ present of St. Anne de Beauprc^. than the best de- posed person could do. i^ U OFFICIAL GUIDE I.— Hlstorioal sitea ic, is meaijit her they 1^ fSt. Anno, s reh"c3 ar'd 5 nuuieroi < hrine, Bifv, of meetiipg ^rtaining jto I e means of eand coi"- te past ai3d 5 best dls- 1. — The FiKST Chukch of St. Anne de Beaupre was hiiilt on the Pahlic Place, in front of the rksilioa. This site, chosen by Father G. de Queylus, vicar general, m the fall of 1657, was blessed by his delegate Father Vignal on the twenty-third of March, 1058, Mr. Louis d'Ailleboust, acting governor awaiting the arrival of the Viscount d'Argenson, laid the corner stone of the chapel, and willing hands set to work. Louis Guimont, who lived near by, but who was unable to work on account' of a great infirmity that took away his strength, used to make frequent visits to the place, wishing to show his good will for the success of the enterprise by his presence at least. One day, through devotion, he took three stones and put them in the foundation as best he could, and was instantly cured of his disease. This church, blessed as it was by celestial favors, was however never completed nor opened for worship. Work was suspended on account of the difficulties of the' times and, in 1662, it was entirely demolished and the mate- rials were utilized in the construction of a seco;* ' church. 2. — The Second Church was built at the foot of the hill, with its side in line with the road ; the Column in front of the present chapel shows nearly the place where the northern extremity of the second churcli stood. This church, like the first, was very modest in appearano-e It was only forty feet long and was built partly of wood and 439378 IV partly of stone. This wav nf ^ -i^- that time in New France thl'''^''''y^'"''^^^t and then the interstices were fiUedt' T "''^^ ^«"«^--ted finished only on the 26th Tj^ Z^^'TT '''"'■^^'' opened fo.. worship in the prev;oI ''e^^ ?•"' '"' '^«" occasion that the statue of £ I' ^^"Z ',*'»'' " "'«« on this in the treasury was deposited tlfereil^^' " ''"' ^"^^^''^«'' once occupied bv its! ''°'^' ^" ^'^^ P^^''^ 10^6. b, F:LMr "i:'t:T '"'^ ^^ ^^^-^^ - -ce in 1094. and iat. on 7 td "^': "■^'^'"^^'' ^- public worship until 1876. ' ^'"' ^'''"^ Curing .he British invasion in 17^.0 «,i • u <^ession of the country to GveTt 1 f' "'^'°^ «»'^«*' i" the Wolfe's troops under 'thcoZLuron'," 'T''''"'''' '' mery (brother to the Gene.nr L Alexander Montgo- to capture Quebec and ho f,!";. 7" -f'"' '" *^« ^^^^'p^ of December 31st 1775/,? , '" '*' ^^^"« °" *'>« night building left stit Lfi tl n' "" '^^""^^^ ""^ *^« X under the special potetio of sf "" *'^ '^"'^ ^h"-'' this church so deaMo ; ou 3o,t T"' '"" ^^-^^'-n^ of of Canadian History Jth" u """'^ "^ Precious in the eyes shipped during t'oe-uies"?"' """^ "" '^'"'^^^ ^'r- a thin layer ofLtraltnTt:!:;;:'"^ T'"^' "'^" tion. ^ "^® '^"^^ of a complete restora- Which has ^:^u^ ■ iw:":'^"'""^" '- ^^^ ^■■'' chu^hlalXtr;^-'-™^ -"I.e.- of pn,™,, .,.„ JCIII raised i, J.^e ank tf "» ""I'-"'- the P„,,e Uo lank of Basilion Minor in 1887. It pretty general at first constructed lasonry. 'Hiough •hurch had been xl it was on this s still preserved plainly shown Jn the placo ' of stone, in ^viee restored, as been used ended in the letuchment of nder Montgo- 1 the attempt on the night ' and the only little church sundations of us in the eyes faithful wor- Jvering than lete restora- it Basilica, 1872 and Igrims, this Pope Leo 1 1887. It contains numerous altars which have all their own merit but It IS particu ar!y the 6a,.,v/,VA nf t\.^ .' nr,,! «*•*»,« ui , oametie/s ot the communion ra 1 an, of the marble altars which deserve the visitor's attention • each of those bas-reliefs expresses ad,uirably the chosen' scene taken fror. Holy Scripture. The ^..^..^afthat supports the large statue of St. Anne and Child is most imposing feu out of an onyx block and highly polished, it is the centre o adm.rat,o„ for all. Connoisseurs also ac'mire the floo Zlli with Champlain marble in which the Pon.peian Red o s arce nowadays is found in large quantities The ol» All those objects of art are the result of the generositv of P.lgnms and visitors and a hint to the kind reader to perpetuate the tradition. ^° 5. -The Mrmok.al Ciiukch, also called the old church h WHS rebuilt in 1«78 on the site of the third church - which has already been spoken of enJ^of ';r"''"'' ""^ "'■««'«««'- oi- this chapel date from the ei^ite nth ^TTT ""'""•^' °" *^'^ ^'^-^-"'"S of the eitnteon h, as such, they are antiquities seldom found on th.s contment and deserve the attention of the vSito" 6. - The Holy Spuing, whose water has cured so many s.ck and inhru). has its source near the Memorial It IS kept covered to preserve tJ,o .„<>*. f cnurch. 7. - The ScALA Sakia, is a religious structure VI unique of its kind in all America. It occupies the ancient site of the presbytery and priest's garden. The large flight of steps, inside the building and which the worshippers ascend kneeling, contains relics from Holy Land anrl was ;,uilt in imitation of the steps that Our Saviour mounted during His Sacred Passion, in the palace of Pontius Pilate, which latter are preserved in Rome. All the frescoes ot this monument are scenes from the Holy Land and are due to the brush of aRedemptoiist Brother who spent nearly two years in painting them. Each stahw recalls some moving mcidentof the Passion. Visitors will be well repaid bv a visit to this chapel. 8. -The Ckmktarv, s.. modest in appearance, has nevertheless an interesting history. Opened in 1G70, it lias held the bodies of all who died in the parish smce its foundation and of several others who wished to repose under St. Anne's shalow. There have been buned in its precincts, up to thisyear, three thousand seven hundred and twenty-four bodies, of which seventy-ono were those of Indians. This is astonishing, considering its very limited proportions; the number of persons buried therein 18 so considerable tliat they could not find to-day standing room together on the same piece of groun . f".i, „„„„.„„. i„ „, p„„_.,.„, i„.„„„,,i„„ „, »-;^,|^- No. IX oVIock. A. M. e ill Canada, ce by Bishop the following '■ new churcli torical relics yoftheDedi- vas returned ch was then es were only lose remote he Vice-Roy lard saw 70 e piece of ven willing given by V. n-imys are tria, after ifi yet the nee. But ler Patron Saint, she ordered prayers and masses to be said daily to that intention. Her confidence was not deceived and, as a consequence, France had the glory of having Louis XIV as king. In thanksgiving for the event, Queen Anne ordered some ex-voto to be sent to all the churches dedicated to .St. Anne in the kingdom; that of Canada was made with her own hands. No. 5. — ] 666. — Ciboriiun. Though used for over two hundred years to hold and dis- tribute Holy Communion to hundreds of thousands of pil- gnms, this sacred vase of solid silver is still as solid .as a new one. It IS only lately that it has been deposited in the Ireasury, and it well deserves it. No. 6. — 1667. — Silver-gilt Ostensorium or Sun used for the Exposition and the Procession of the Blessed Sacrament. Having been sent lately to Paris for repairs, this fine piece ofart of the seventeenth century has greatly attracted the attention of the public. Though twenty years older, it is in every respect similar to the one presented in 1686 by Nicolas Perrot to the Jesuit mission at Depere, Wisconsin. The mis sion-house having been destroyed by fire and the priests compelled to fly before death, in 1687, the latter ostensorium remained buried for years ; in 1802, it was ploughed up, and 18 now in the possession of the Catholic Bishop of Green Bay. No. 7. — 1G70 — St. Anne's first Reli.iuary. Tlie object is both a religious and historical relic. It was in It what was brought in Canada by Venerable Bishop Laval the first relic of St. Anne, which is still preserved. It con- sists of a fragment of Her bones. But, as this reliquary is rather unhandy for performing the coreraony of piivato veneration, the relic has been removed and sealed in another one. ! ill No. S.-> 1670. -Silver Chalice. .tTl'T..'ir"r' '""* *''' ''^"""'^ N«- ^> have been daily used No. 9 -1700.-. Sick-calls Ciboriurn. mninunnei. Ihe priest, vested with the surnlice and -hiehthennef;. """"'"' of thej.ouse i„ front of an,l 1 n : ^" ' "^^ "' ""* ' *h«y ^^"«'l on the veranda -.' .^a^ a. hort prayer for the spiritual welfare of the patTenI' ^k'l'-T'lJ^^--^^'''^'' «''^-' Alter Orucifix f^.ven by the illustrio,,,. Pierre LeMovne d'IberviHe th« conqueror of Hudson Bav flfiy-^ fi ^i ^^ei Mile, the Mi^<,i*«i, ;-= . . ^ ('»yO, tiie discoverer of the Nu. 1 1. - 1722. _ Wax caudle Mould. 12. — 1723. — Alter bread Irons. 13. — 1758. — Books of Anthems. 14. — 1774. —Ablution-cup r^en'v.^ffl''^''"""''"""^'^'!''^ "" "»^ Altar for the .onvo of MaL '""' "'" "'^^"'"^^^ ""^'y Communion ouiide N. XI ieen daily used if we take into ipe off carefully t after using it, >'enteenth cen- ty to those of r soveral gene- Viaticum car- sip, whenever time to do so. ^led in a very surplice and the sick per- ople that one se in front of I the veranda, f the patient. riicifix. [bervilie, the erer of the (1699), the le presented ' the oonvo- lion outside No. 15. — 1788.— Pax. This instniiuent is now used only when a Bishop assists at High Mass on his throne ; but until late years when the parishoners were still in the habit of presenting some bread to be blessed and distributed among those pi^esent at the church, it was used on every sunday ami festival day. After the blessing of the l)read, it was presented to the giver, with the words : " Peace be unto you.'' Whence its name. No. 16. — 1795. —Cross of the Church Wjir lens' seat. 17. — ISOO. —Holy Water pot auil sprinkler. 18. — 1803. — Sanctuary lam[). 19. ISl-i. — Processional cross. 20. — 1889. —Crowns of St. Anno and Child. Those beautiful and rich crowns were especially ordered for the coronation of .St. Anne and Child in the name of His Holiness Pope Pius IX. They are made with the metal and precious stones obtained from all kinds of jewelry pre- sented by the pilgrims, such as bracelets, ear rings, finger- rings, broaches, badges, chains, lockets, etc., etc. As a rule, when there is a suttioient quantity of these objects to make any liturgical vessel, they are melted together and modeled into a fine ostensorium, chalice, or ciborium, such as are Nos. 22, 23 and 25. No. 21.— 1S90. — Ex-voto of the Count of Paris. This chiseled and embossed silver portrait has been pre- sented to the church by the Count of Paris as an ex-voto of his pilgrimage to St. Anne de Beaupre. He is represented under the figure of .St. Louis, king of France, putting himself under the protection of St. Anne. This picture, with its silver- gilt frame, is of a great intrinsic and artistic value. No. '22. — 1890. — Gothic ostensorium. fi ' ! I xii >ro. 23. -1890.- Gothic Ciborium. ot'~~ " ~~^''''''"^'«ofan old roman bell -0. — " -_ Pyx. 'lo not allow of things beinT! 1 ""^ O'' the weather This Pyx has been .a de a L H ' " '"'"^^^' ^" ^^«- «■ No. 20. ^^'^' ^''^ »«<■>»"«' referred to in III. _ Old Paintings m JN THE MEMOKUL OHUJICH 3. Votive offering from the Marquis de Tr. .. v of Canada 1666. ^^^^ ^'''''''y This painting from the brush of fJ,. , g'ven to the Church in mi^ClevT -""^ '"''''"" ^«« solemn promise n.ado by him wl "i! "I'T '" 'u^""^"^ ^^ '^ his voyage to Canada. Th^ u 2 T ^ ''" '^^ ''^ ^"'-'ng fiuben's '« Education of the Virg " 'L^^T'' ""'^'^^ f-- the Antwerp museum. AocordinHo .. '' *" ^^ ^^^" ^^ the „,arquis and marchiones f Tr« '" ""'""^ °^ ^^e time, the same canvas, dressed !s nil ^'^'"^ ""'^ represented on the Saint. ' ''^ "' P"°"''«>«' P"yi"g their homage to 2. St. An,K.u.Uh.3BIesse I Virgin .-towards 1677 «^. St. Joachirt. and the Blessed Virgin, 1677. d roman bell. 1- sick-calls, but it "1 or the weather icated in No. 9. '■I- refeired to in Xlll 4. Votive offering from Mile de Becancour, 1689. Some days before her entry into the Ursuline Convent in Quebec, Mile de Becancour, daughter of the Baron of Port- neuf, came ca a pilgrimage to St. Anne's to implore the assis- tance of her Holy Patron in the accomplishment of her pious purpose : it was then that she offered this picture which represents herself kneeling before St. Anno and the Blessed Virgin. rracy, Viceroy us Lebrun was fulfilment of a the sea during y copied from ' to be seen in •u of the time, ^presented on leir ho.nagft to I'ds 1677. ' painted by the Church Jn's painting. 7. 5. Votive offurir.y from Jean Jung, 169<>. Jean .Jung, a Quebec merchant who, with his father, Guil- laume Jung, a merchant of Bordeaux, France, did a large exchange business, was pursued by three Dutch warships His vessel was on the point of being captured when a thick fog settled on the river hiears the inscr..tionC C H v"' "" '"''• '^''^"^ ^^"^'4 1 "-^> »} Air. J!.uoaix, J 709. 9- The King's Hero, 1711. Votive offering presentpJ y ., "»« the Brit/,], invasion ,11?" ''>■ ''"• ^nne dur. 'h. St. Law,.e„„, „nd° ' ,L™ '"«""''<""' ""P^ -Hed into 10 Votiv« offering f,.„,ujj„g,,j7j^ iTftbriel Rot'er n n., .k ■"8 on the ..,h or Fehrua-yTCevtelf ;r ™" "■■' '-'■ On the 17th of June nu ^ . -all boat was upse 'by a' .1^7^'''"' ^" ^^^'"^'•"'"g. a Beauport. The fivi oocuTants ve7e fT'" "^"'"^ ^«-« a-i ^'^^ t.eir end .as near. ^r^reZptr:^^^^^^^^^^ --w^.pi : they ,vere 'yf^ert. The inscription ovicy Prat. 1706. 1709. nated vessel. On the imander Edonin. He '"ig fervently. AraicJ. lands raised towards eate.l saying the bre- Ji'inself who was sent 'ation relative to the 'oston and Xew York 'e bai'k. The painting lADE IIV TUB CKEW OF '-N', 1709. XV J. B Auclair, Louis Boursier and Martlia FeuiJleteau. Seeing that their escape from death was due to the intercession of St. Anne to whom they offered fervent prayers in their danger they wished to hand down the history of their accident an.l safe delivery by this offering which shows u.ore for their wish than it does for the skill of the artist. 12. St. Louis, King of Fiance. This picture was bought froui the Uisuliues of Quebec in 17C5 for the sum of £2U0. 0. (». ^'' 13, Wreck of the &aird E.y)rit of Quebec. Father Pierre and the crew m^ke a vow to St. Anne, an-l they escape a watery grave. 3w of this vessel in by St. Anne dur- "ir ships sailed into of Captain Walker, each of Eggs Island whom the Fabrique I'omised this paint- year. sofa Shipwreck, in the morning, a Point Levis an(i out and thought '«vo" : they were