Sainte-Félicité, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec
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Sainte-Félicité is a municipality in the Matane Regional County Municipality
of Quebec
, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It is named after Felicitas of Rome
, a martyr
ed saint.
Notable people who came from Sainte-Félicité include Québécois
pop singer Isabelle Boulay
, who was born there in 1972.
Matane Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Matane is a county regional municipality, located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, in Canada. The seat is Matane.According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:*Population: 22,507*% Change : -5.1*Dwellings: 11,025...
of 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....
, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It is named after Felicitas of Rome
Felicitas of Rome
Felicitas of Rome is a saint numbered among the Christian martyrs. Apart from her name, the only thing known for certain about this martyr is that she was buried in the Cemetery of Maximus, on the Via Salaria on a 23 November. However, a legend presents her as the mother of the seven martyrs whose...
, a martyr
Martyr
A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...
ed saint.
Notable people who came from Sainte-Félicité include Québécois
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....
pop singer Isabelle Boulay
Isabelle Boulay
Isabelle Boulay is a francophone Canadian pop singer.-Biography:In 1990, some friends registered her at the Petite-Vallée song festival without her consent, but she completed a performance there and was regarded as a huge success. The following year she won at the Granby song festival for her...
, who was born there in 1972.