The church of
Our Lady of Jaques Cartier, known for its leaning tower, was founded in 1851.
It is situated at the heart of the old town of Quebec and is the oldest church
in the city. It was Dina’s parish church and where she made her first Holy
Communion.
On the 24th
of March, 1994, the first anniversary of the Beatification of Dina Belanger,
was the occasion for the celebration of a Mass during which a large photograph
of Dina as a student, the work of the celebrated photographer Eugene Kdil, was unveiled and placed on the
front of the organ loft.
On the 25th
of April, 2001, the day before the 104th anniversary of Dina’s birthday, Father
Robert Sylvain blessed a statue of Blessed Dina, the work of Mr Andrew
Pelletier and the gift of Mrs Gertrude Maheux, a parishioner and god-child of
Mr and Mrs Octave Belanger, Dina’s parents.
In 1998, this
church was joined to the parish of Saint Roch and is now known as Our Lady of
Saint Roch. In January 2011, on the iniciative of the Saint Roch Foundation, it
became the Benevolent Cooperative of Our Lady of Saint Roch, perpetuating, in
this way, the work of social assistance
carried out by the clergy over many
years.
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