Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile
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The Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile is a Roman Catholic minor basilica
dedicated to St. Cecilia located in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
, Canada
. The basilica is under the circumscription of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Valleyfield
. The basilica was decreed on February 9, 1991.
Basilica
The Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building, usually located in the forum of a Roman town. Public basilicas began to appear in Hellenistic cities in the 2nd century BC.The term was also applied to buildings used for religious purposes...
dedicated to St. Cecilia located in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The basilica is under the circumscription of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Valleyfield
Roman Catholic Diocese of Valleyfield
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valleyfield is a Catholic diocese in Quebec and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montreal. It was erected in 1892.-Ordinaries:*Joseph-Médard Émard *Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau O.P...
. The basilica was decreed on February 9, 1991.