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August 24, 2018August 22, 2018

Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal

We went to Quebec for the Canada Day weekend this year and spent half a day at this beautiful Italian renaissance national shrine. It is Canada’s largest church and has one of the world’s largest domes. Here are some of the photos and clips that I took while we were there.

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It is the smallest brushes that the Artist paints the best paintings. – Saint André Bassette

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Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal, 3800 Chemin Queen Mary, Montréal, QC H3V 1H6, Canada

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ImagePosted in Still Life, TravelTagged Architecture, Canada, Faith, Montreal, Photography, Quebec, Religion, Spirituality, TravelBy jcacdac2 Comments

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August 24, 2018 at 9:04 pm

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