Our Lady of the Way (Not--Dame-du-Chemin)

Marian Advocation of Quebec City (Quebec)
Popular devotion (not officially recognized by the Church)

The advocation of Notre-Dame-du-Chemin (Our Lady of the Way) is among the Marian dedications present in the city of Quebec and its surroundings, along with others like Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde. The sources consulted cite it within the set of churches, chapels and oratoriums dedicated to Mary in the city, without providing her with a detailed historical narrative. The concrete origin (year of foundation, founder, ecclesiastical decree) is not in the accessible sources.

Main data

Origin and history

The advocation of Notre-Dame-du-Chemin (Our Lady of the Way) is among the Marian dedications present in the city of Quebec and its surroundings, along with others like Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde. The sources consulted cite it within the set of churches, chapels and oratoriums dedicated to Mary in the city, without providing her with a detailed historical narrative. The concrete origin (year of foundation, founder, ecclesiastical decree) is not in the accessible sources.

The image and the sanctuary

El lugar de culto es una iglesia o parroquia bajo el título de Notre-Dame-du-Chemin, en la ciudad de Quebec. Las fuentes señalan que muchas de estas dedicaciones marianas de la ciudad son parroquias ordinarias, sin funcionamiento actual como «santuario» ni un perfil devocional extraordinario documentado. La descripción de la imagen (tipo, material, iconografía) no consta. No consta una coronación canónica de la imagen.

Sponsorship and coronation

Invocation of popular devotion; there is no official recognition of the Church. There is no formally proclaimed patronage or canonical coronation of the image.

Party and devotion

There is no documented patron party of its own other than the general Marian calendar parties (Immaculate, Asunción, Nativity of Mary, etc.). Devotion is part of the Marian piety of the city of Quebec, without the sources detailing a liturgical or devotional program specific to this title.

Link to the Rosary

No consta un vínculo específico con el Rosario (cofradía, título «del Rosario» o rosarios públicos señalados) para esta advocación en las fuentes consultadas, más allá de la práctica general de rezar el Rosario propia de la vida parroquial.