Why pilgrims come
A sacred place worth the journey.
Canada's national shrine to the eight Canadian Martyrs, overlooking the historic mission landscape of Wendake.
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The pilgrim’s guide
What makes this visit meaningful
Approach the shrine together with Sainte-Marie among the Hurons. The martyrs' witness cannot be responsibly interpreted without the Wendat communities, colonial encounter, epidemic, warfare, and living Indigenous presence that shaped this landscape.
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Relics of Brébeuf and Lalemant
Venerate the relics preserved at the national shrine.
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Shrine church
Attend liturgy in the timber church shaped as a large reliquary over the historic mission country.
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Wendake mission landscape
Read the shrine in relation to the surrounding Wendat homeland and nearby reconstructed mission.
Feasts, anniversaries & celebrations
Feast of St. Antoine DanielConnected to this place through National shrine.
Feast of St. Charles GarnierConnected to this place through National shrine.
Feast of St. Gabriel LalemantConnected to this place through Relics and national shrine.
Feast of St. Isaac JoguesConnected to this place through National shrine.
Feast of St. Jean de BrébeufConnected to this place through Relics and national shrine.
Feast of St. Jean de LalandeConnected to this place through National shrine.
Feast of St. Noël ChabanelConnected to this place through National shrine.
Feast of St. René GoupilConnected to this place through National shrine.
Feast of the Canadian MartyrsVerify the shrine's current pilgrimage and liturgy program.