cathedral-basilica of notre-dame de québec
Notre-Dame de QuÃ©bec Basilica-Cathedral probably is the most extensively expanded and transformed structure in Canadaâs history still dedicated to its original purpose. Notre-Dame de QuÃ©bec Church was built in 1647 and was given the name Notre-Dame de la Paix. It was the first church to be made of stone in the city. In 1664, it became the first parochial church north of Mexico and was dedicated to Notre Dame of the Immaculate Conception. When the QuÃ©bec City Diocese was constituted in 1674, it became the Cathedral of its first Bishop, Saint FranÃ§ois de Laval.