Community Notre Dame du Cap
214 Hullmar Dr.
North York, ON M3N 2G1
Canada
(416) 665-6968
c.ndducap@servidoras.org

Our community serves St. Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Church in North York (Toronto), Ontario. Read more about the new John Paul Great Family Centre, opening April 10, 2010.

(Miraculous Images of Our Lady, 56-61)

Read about past events relating to our community:

• World Day of the Sick at St. Augustine of Canterbury in Toronto, Canada

Our Patron
Mary of Notre Dame Du Cap
"When French Jesuit priests began to evangelize the eastern parts of Canada, their great devotion to Our Lady was manifested by the many shrines and chapels they erected in her honor...the first chapel of 1662 became, 32 years later, the home of one of the earliest Confraternities of the Holy Rosary in Canada...Lacking a priest in residence, devotion waned...It was not until 1845 that the Bishop appointed Fr. Leandre Tourigny to be the settlement's resident priest. It was during his pastorate that a generous donor presented the Confraternity Altar with a large statue of Our Lady, in honor of the definition of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception...The statue represents Our Lady standing in an attitude reminiscent of that on the Miraculous Medal. Her bare feet crush the serpent coiled on the top of a star-studded globe. Her head is covered with a white veil and adorned with a golden crown; her garments are gilded, ornamented and bordered with artistic figures. Perhaps the most outstanding feature of the statue is an oversized heart, encircled with roses and topped with a spray of flames. This is supported by a chain encircling the neck of the Madonna. The expression of Our Lady's face is pleasant; her eyes are modestly downcast. In 1904, Pope St. Pius X ordered the crowning of Notre Dame du Cap. Once again the statue was crowned when Pope Pius XII sent his delegate, Cardinal Valeri, to act in his stead.  To this day, Notre Dame du Cap is the only Madonna to be crowned in Canada.