Mary, Queen of the World

Marian Advocation of Montreal (Quebec)
Recognized by the Church

La advocación de Mary, Queen of the World (Marie-Reine-du-Monde) is associated in Canada with basílica-cateral de Marie-Reine-du-Monde-et-Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur, seat of the archdiocese of Montreal. The temple was built in the 19th century as a small scale replica of the Basilica of St. Peter of the Vaticanthe gesture that he wanted to affirm the communion of the young Church of Montreal with the See of Rome. The consolidation of the title of Mary Queen of the World on the cathedral is linked to the period after World War II, underlining the spiritual royalty of the Virgin over the diocese.

Main data

Origin and history

La advocación de Mary, Queen of the World (Marie-Reine-du-Monde) is associated in Canada with basílica-cateral de Marie-Reine-du-Monde-et-Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur, seat of the archdiocese of Montreal. The temple was built in the 19th century as a small scale replica of the Basilica of St. Peter of the Vaticanthe gesture that he wanted to affirm the communion of the young Church of Montreal with the See of Rome. The consolidation of the title of Mary Queen of the World on the cathedral is linked to the period after World War II, underlining the spiritual royalty of the Virgin over the diocese.

In the sources consulted there is no foundational legend of apparition or image found prodigiously; the cult is born of the ecclesial rank of the temple and of the Marian dedication of the archdiocese, not of a miraculous account.

The image and the sanctuary

The sanctuary is a basílica-catedral, co-dedicated to Mary Queen of the World and to Santiago el Mayor (Saint- Jacques- le- Majeur). The sources above all highlight its architectural value - the imitation, in minor proportions, of San Pedro de Roma - rather than a concrete miraculous Marian image: no consta a documented description of a unique devotional size or painting comparable to other famous image claims. The Marian dimension of the place is expressed above all in its title and in its role as the mother church of the archdiocese.

Sponsorship and coronation

Under this title, the Virgin is venerated as patron of the Archdiocese of Montreal. No consta a documented canonical coronation of a specific image of Mary Queen of the World in this cathedral.

Party and devotion

The celebration is located at 31 May, memoria litúrgica de la Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen, party that crown Marian month par excellence. The devotion is lived in the liturgical and pastoral life of the cathedral, the center of the great diocesan celebrations of Montreal.

Link to the Rosary

The title of Mary as Queen is the very content of Fifth glorious mystery of the Rosary, the Coronation of the Virgin in the sky. That is why this advocation is very directly linked with the prayer of the Rosary: to contemplate Mary Queen of the World is to prolong the prayer that ends by recognizing her crowned by the Most Holy Trinity as Mother and Lady of all creation.