Why pilgrims come
Visit the resting place and legacy of St. Marguerite Bourgeoys
The sailors’ chapel of Old Montréal and resting place of St. Marguerite Bourgeoys, foundress of the Congregation of Notre-Dame.
This intimate Old Montréal chapel joins Marian devotion, the city’s maritime history and St. Marguerite Bourgeoys’s mission of education and service. It is the essential saint stop in the historic district.
The sacred connection
People and objects remembered here
These relationships are part of the destination record, with feast days and catalog qualifications shown where available.
tomb and associated foundress
Feast: January 12Tomb and bodily remains · Ecclesiastically documented
At the chapel’s left side altar.What to notice
Look closely at the place and its story
Tomb of St. Marguerite Bourgeoys
Pray with the foundress whose educational mission shaped Montréal.
Our Lady of Good Help
Encounter one of Old Montréal’s enduring places of Marian prayer.
Origins beneath the chapel
Use the historic site to connect the present church with the colony’s early Catholic life.
Feasts, anniversaries & celebrations
How to read this page
Sources, tradition, and what is verified
No verification date is listed, so current visitor details should be confirmed directly.
This page records the site’s tradition as “Catholic.” That wording describes the nature of the claim and keeps devotional tradition distinct from independently verified history.
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