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Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal, founded by Saint Brother André, is a Catholic shrine dedicated to Saint Joseph. Place of expression of faith, prayer, healing and peace, the Oratory welcomes pilgrims and visitors in a spirit of openness and compassion.
Founded in 1904 by Saint André Bessette in honour of his patron saint, Saint Joseph, the Oratory is the product of numerous architects and thousands of workers in a process spanning six decades.
Take in the immense site, from the carillon to the basilica, through the Votive Chapel, the Tomb of Saint Brother André, founder of Saint Joseph’s Oratory, the Crypt Church, the display on Brother André and the original Chapel. Discover more than one hundred years of history, culture and development at the largest shrine in the world ...
The largest shrine dedicated to Saint Joseph in the world, Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal receives each year some two million pilgrims and visitors from around the world. Welcoming is at the heart of its mission.
Consult the full schedule of Masses celebrated at Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal, as well as schedules of confessions, vespers, adorations and more.
Come onto the grounds of Saint Joseph’s Oratory and you will enter into its architectural universe, composing an artistic heritage and illustrating a happy concurrence of influences and styles.
Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal is a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. The Oratory is located on the northwestern slope of Mount Royal in the city of Montreal. ( See also Côte-des-Neiges .) It is the tallest church in Canada and one of the largest domed structures in the world.
