Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, San Francisco facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Notre-Dame-des-Victoires |
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Église Notre Dame Des Victoires
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In May 2021
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| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
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| Location |  566 Bush St, San Francisco, California |
| Country | United States |
 Location in San Francisco County
Location in California
Location in the United States
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| Founder | 1856 |
| Designated | 1981 |
| Reference no. | 137 |
Église Notre Dame Des Victoires is a Catholic church in San Francisco, California. The church was founded in 1856 to serve the French Catholic immigrants during the Gold Rush. The architectural model for the church is the Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière in Lyon, France. In 1887, Pope Leo XIII signed the decree placing Eglise Notre Dame des Victoires under the charge of the Marists and giving it the designation of being a French National Church.
The church building was rededicated in 1915 after rising from the ashes of the 1906 earthquake and great fire. In 1984, the church was designated as a historical landmark.
The church remains an important center of San Francisco's French community: it is located adjacent to the city's "French Quarter" centered on Belden Place and regularly conducts a Sunday mass in French.
Images for kids
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Front on view
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The nave
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The choir
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Stained glass window
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Statue of the Virgin
