Montcalm in Québec in Capitale-Nationale, — Central Canada (French-Canadian)

National Eucharistic Congress

National Euchariste Congress Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 25, 2014

1. National Euchariste Congress Marker

Inscription.
English:
The first National Eucharistic Congress was duly solemnised on the these historic plains in June, 1938, when the descendants of ancestral foes met as fraternal friends.
French:
Sur ces plaines historiques se déroulèrent, en juin, 1938. Les solennités du premier congrès eucharistique national, où fraternisèrent les descendants des adversaires de jadis.

Erected by National Battlefields Commission / Commission des champs de bataille nationaux.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Peace • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1938.

Location. 46° 47.898′ N, 71° 13.524′ W. Marker is in Québec, in Capitale-Nationale. It is in Montcalm. It is on Avenue George VI, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Avenue George VI, Québec G1R 2L3, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

and the Western World.

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

the Viceroyalty

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of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wolfe Monument (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Pavillon Charles-Baillairgé (about 210 meters away); Naval Brigades Review (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Albert H.G. Grey (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Quebec City Astronomical Observatory (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Bragg’s 28th Foot, (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The “Louisbourg Grenadiers” (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Cornelius Krieghoff (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Québec.

More about this marker. This marker is on the edge of the Playing Field, near the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec in the National Battlefields Historic Park.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 25, 2014

2. National Euchariste Congress Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 462 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 5, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.