Our Lady of the Presentation of Shawinigan (Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Présentation de Shawinigan)

Advocación mariana de Shawinigan (Quebec)
✔ Recognized by the Church

The church was built in 1924-1925 in the Romanesque Revival style to serve the Catholic parish of Shawinigan in the Mauricie region of Quebec. Between 1942 and 1955, the church underwent extensive interior decoration. The complex is recognized as a National Historic Landmark of Canada (lieu historique national du Canada) for the outstanding value of this decoration.

Main data

Origin and history

The church was built in 1924-1925 in the Romanesque Revival style to serve the Catholic parish of Shawinigan in the Mauricie region of Quebec. Between 1942 and 1955, the church underwent extensive interior decoration. The complex is recognized as a National Historic Landmark of Canada (lieu historique national du Canada) for the outstanding value of this decoration.

The image and the sanctuary

The building is famous for its interior, the work of painter Ozias Leduc and his assistant Gabrielle Messier, created between 1942 and 1955. Fifteen large paintings are preserved alongside numerous symbolic motifs, considered a kind of artistic testament of Leduc. This decoration is the feature that distinguishes the church and led to its designation as a heritage site.

Patronage and coronation

The titular dedication is Notre-Dame-de-la-Présentation (Our Lady of the Presentation). No record of a pontifical coronation or the granting of the title of minor basilica appears in the sources consulted.

Celebration and devotion

The devotion is linked to the Marian title of the Presentation of Mary. The sources consulted do not contain documented details about specific patron saint celebrations, legends, or miracles attributed to the site; the sources emphasize above all the exceptional nature of Leduc's setting.

Link with the Rosary

The church is Marian, dedicated to Our Lady of Notre-Dame. The sources consulted do not indicate a specific, documented link to the recitation of the Rosary (confraternities, processions, or other practices).