The Shrine of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré has been a place of pilgrimage for the past 350 years. It has never stopped growing despite numerous obstacles. There is one common thread that can explain how such a phenomenon could exist for so long: faith in God and confidence in Saint Anne. . Firstly, this phenomenon is tied to the Christian Faith, A LINK IN THE GREAT CHAIN OF SALVATION HISTORY. We discovered Saint Anne through her blood relationship with Jesus the Redeemer. She was the mother of the Virgin Mary and the grandmother of Jesus, a woman of Jewish faith who believed in the God of the Bible.

Secondly, people have confidence in Saint Anne. She has always given astounding proof of her presence and affection towards her grandchildren, to such an extent that Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré has been called "THE LAND OF MIRACLES".

Since the very beginning of the French colony, this devotion has been at the heart of our people. It has enlightened them and has helped them face hardships and difficulties of all kinds, by giving them a source of light and consolation, of comfort and joy.

Even today, despite the strong currents of globalization and secularism, pilgrims remain faithful and continue to come to the Shrine of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré to pray with humility to Good Saint Anne. The words of Bishop François de Laval remain valid to this day:

"Nothing has helped us more efficiently to bear the weight of our pastoral office in this nascent Church than the special devotion of all the inhabitants of this land to Saint Anne, a devotion which, we can say without question, sets them apart from all other people."

- Bishop de Laval, 1680

Over the course of history, this Shrine has become a major pilgrimage site, attracting not only practising Catholics, but also Christians of all denominations, as well as non-Christians and non-believers of all nationalities.