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The REPUTATION OF THE SANCTITY of Dina Bélanger became universal after her beatification.

Friday, 15 September 2017

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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