Downtown Sudbury in Greater Sudbury, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Sainte-Anne-des-Pins

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 8, 2024

1. Sainte-Anne-des-Pins (marker south side • Français)

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

[Français] Important centre de l'église catholique du Nord-Est de l'Ontario, la mission de Sainte-Anne-des-Pins fut créée par les Jésuites en 1883. Une église en rondins, aujourd'hui le presbytère, servait d'école, de chapelle pour la congrégation ainsi que de base de départ pour les missionnaires se rendant à l'île Manitoulin, à Sault-Sainte-Marie et dans les colonies situées le long de la voie Pacifique Canadien. Participant à la vie de la collectivité, Sainte-Anne joua un grand rôle dans la propagation de la culture franco-ontarienne dans la région. Elle devint une paroisse en 1889 et fut l'unique congrégation catholique de Sudbury jusqu'en 1917. Sainte-Anne, qui est logée dans l'édifice actuel depuis 1894, continue à participer à la vie culturelle de la collectivité.

[English] An important centre of the Roman Catholic Church in northeastern Ontario, Sainte-Anne-des-Pins was established as a mission by Jesuits in 1883. A log church, now the presbytery, was built to serve as a school, as well as a place of worship for the congregation, and to provide a base for missionary

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work in Manitoulin Island, Sault Ste. Marie and settlements along the Canadian Pacific Railway. Active in community life, Sainte-Anne's played a prominent role in fostering the development of Franco-Ontarian culture in the region. It was erected a parish in 1889 and remained the only Roman Catholic congregation in Sudbury until 1917. Housed in the present structure since 1894, Sainte-Anne's continues to be active in cultural affairs.

Erected by Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Citizenship and Culture/Fondation du patrimoine ontarien, Ministère des Affaires civiques et culturelles.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 46° 29.647′ N, 80° 59.698′ W. Marker is in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. It is in Downtown Sudbury. It is at the intersection of Beech Street and Durham Street (Regional Road 42), on the left when traveling east on Beech Street. The marker is located just behind the wrought iron fence on the south side of the Sainte-Anne-des-Pins parish grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14 Beech Street, Greater Sudbury ON P3C 1Z2, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northeastern Ontario

and specifically in Northern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers.

Sainte-Anne-des-Pins<br>(<i>marker north side • English</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 8, 2024

2. Sainte-Anne-des-Pins
(marker north side • English)

This photo was taken from an oblique angle due to the locked security fence around the Sainte-Anne des Pins property.

At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Founding of Sudbury / La fondation de Sudbury (approx. half a kilometer away); The Irish Regiment of Canada (approx. half a kilometer away); Sacred Heart College / Collège du Sacré-Coeur (approx. one kilometer away); W. J. Bell (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); The Sudbury Basin (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Austin Airways 1934-1987 (approx. 2.6 kilometers away); Laurentian University of Sudbury / Université Laurentienne de Sudbury (approx. 3.5 kilometers away); The Superstack / La Supercheminée (approx. 3.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greater Sudbury.

Also see . . .
1. Paroisse Ste-Anne-des-Pins (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Paroisse Ste-Anne-des-Pins is a Roman Catholic Church that emerged in downtown Sudbury, Ontario, Canada in 1883 when the Canadian Pacific Railways were being built, increasing the Catholic population from 193 to 376 within a year. The epoch-making edifice held high communal value and admiration from the time of its erection, as it was home to the city’s very first Francophone Catholic community. The name of the cathedral originates from the inceptive name of Sudbury: The city was originally given the name Ste-Anne-des-Pins, after the pine forest that covered its
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 8, 2024

3. Sainte-Anne-des-Pins Marker
Sainte-Anne-des-Pins parish is in the background.
topographically rock-strewn terrain, and French-Canadian pioneer, Ste-Anne, before being given the current name of Sudbury by the Canadian Pacific Company. Noticeably, the church kept the historically felicitous name, as the first church in the area and the only Roman Catholic congregation of Sudbury for nearly three decades.

(Submitted on November 28, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Sainte-Anne-des-Pins Parish.

Excerpt: Welcome to the parish of Sainte-Anne-des-Pins. In front of you is our church built in 1996. It is located on the same site as the former place of worship of the same name, built in 1894, which was destroyed by fire in 1990.

(Submitted on November 28, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Sainte-Anne-des-Pins Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 8, 2024

4. Sainte-Anne-des-Pins Marker

The marker is located just inside the wrought iron security fence.

Sainte-Anne-des-Pins Historic Bell Tower image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 8, 2024

5. Sainte-Anne-des-Pins Historic Bell Tower

It is on exhibit on the north side of the Sainte-Anne-des-Pins parish grounds.

Sainte-Anne-des-Pins Parish image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 8, 2024

6. Sainte-Anne-des-Pins Parish

Looking north from the Beech Street and Durham Street intersection.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 28, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.