Our Lady of the Perpetual Relief of Labrador City (Basilique Notre-Dame-du-Perpetuel-Secours / Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica)

Marian Advocation of Labrador City (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Recognized by the Church

The church was built as a new parish for the mining population of Labrador City, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and was completed in 1962. He served as a cathedral of the diocese of Labrador City-Schefferville until the reorganisation of the ecclesiastical constituencies. On 1 June 2007, it was raised to the lower basilica. It currently belongs to the diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador. Local sources remember that the first parish priest, Théodore Roussel, promoted the construction of a church capable of resisting the harsh climate of the north.

Main data

Origin and history

The church was built as a new parish for the mining population of Labrador City, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and was completed in 1962. He served as a cathedral of the diocese of Labrador City-Schefferville until the reorganisation of the ecclesiastical constituencies. On 1 June 2007, it was raised to the lower basilica. It currently belongs to the diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador. Local sources remember that the first parish priest, Théodore Roussel, promoted the construction of a church capable of resisting the harsh climate of the north.

The image and the sanctuary

The temple presents the rare feature of being, at the same time, old cathedral and minor basilica in the Canadian north. They do not contain in the consulted sources stories of miracles, exvotes or unique stories linked to a concrete image of the Virgin.

Sponsorship and coronation

The title is Our Lady of Perpetual Relief. The temple has a lower basilica range since June 1, 2007. There is no pontifical coronation.

Party and devotion

The dedication refers to the redeemer icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Relief, and the basilica is explicitly dedicated to the Virgin Mary. There are no specific devotional accounts or documented individual celebrations in the official accessible sources.

Link to the Rosary

Invocation implies a strong Marian devotion linked to the icon of Perpetual Relief. A particular tradition linked to the Rosary, such as processions or co-fradies, is not included in the official sources consulted (dioceses, parish chips).