Martyrs' Shrine

Martyrs' Shrine
Martyr's Shrine church Midland, Ontario


Denomination Roman Catholic
Website http://www.martyrs-shrine.com/ Martyrs’ Shrine
History
Dedication Canadian Martyrs
Administration
Parish Ontario
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Ontario
Province Canada

The Martyrs’ Shrine is a Roman Catholic church in Midland, Ontario, Canada, which is consecrated to the memory of the Canadian Martyrs, six Jesuit Martyrs and two lay persons from the mission of Sainte-Marie among the Hurons. It is one of nine National Shrines in Canada,[1]including, among others, St. Joseph's Oratory in Montreal and the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré.

In 1907, Dennis O'Connor, Archbishop of Toronto, consecrated a small chapel at Waubaushene, near the site where Sts. Jean de Brébeuf and Gabriel Lalemant were martyred. In 1925, Fr. John M. Filion, provincial superior of Jesuits in Canada, decided to pursue the construction of a larger church closer to the mission, and purchased the Standin farm in Midland, across the road from Sainte-Marie.

Construction began that year, using some materials from the Waubaushene church and others donated by lumber companies in Northern Ontario. Pews, stained glass windows, Stations of the Cross and an altar were donated by churches in London and Toronto. The interior, shaped like an overturned canoe, was designed and built by Ildège Bourrie. Construction on the shrine was completed by the winter of 1925, and the shrine was formally consecrated on June 25, 1926 by Cardinal William Henry O'Connell of Boston. The Shrine currently houses the bones of St. Jean de Brébeuf, St. Gabriel Lalemant, St. Charles Garnier, and Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha. But due to temperature conditions, the Shrine is closed in Winter and Autumn (because the Shrine was built without any insulation), so the bones, during that time, are taken out from the reliquary.

The martyrs were subsequently canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1930. Pope John Paul II visited the Martyrs’ Shrine in September, 1984, and prayed over the skull of Brébeuf.

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Coordinates: 44°44′12″N 79°50′31″W / 44.73661°N 79.84208°W / 44.73661; -79.84208



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