Pointe-Navarre – Notre-Dame-des-Douleurs Sanctuary

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[vers 1939]. - Postcard depicting the church of Pointe-Navarre

Inaugurated in 1940, the church was declared a "Diocesan Marian Shrine" by Bishop Ross on August 11, 1942. Even today, pilgrims stop there, especially to visit the tomb of Father Jean-Marie Watier, a priest of the Order of the Servite Fathers of Mary.

For more information: Éloi Thibault, pres. "Pilgrim's Guide". Gaspé, Pèlerinage Terre et Mer Gaspésie-Les-Îles, 2010. 243 p.

Reference :

Musée de la Gaspésie. P54 Fonds Robert Fortin. P54/1b/4/18.
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