Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church

Notre-Dame-des-Victoires (French pronunciation: [nɔtʁə dam de viktwaʁ]) is a small Roman Catholic stone church on Place Royale in the lower town of Old Quebec City.

Originally dedicated to l'Enfant Jésus, it received the name Notre-Dame-de-la-Victoire following the Battle of Quebec of 1690, in which an English expedition commanded by William Phips was forced to retreat.

In 1711, its name was changed again, to Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, after bad weather had sunk a British fleet commanded by Hovenden Walker.

[2] The church was largely destroyed by the British bombardment that preceded the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in September 1759.

[3] The church, which was listed as a historic monument in 1929, remains a popular tourist attraction within the city, as well as a place of worship.