Notre Dame, French for "Our Lady", a title of

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, most commonly refers to: *

Notre-Dame de Paris Notre-Dame de Paris ( ; meaning "Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris"), often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a Medieval architecture, medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the River Seine), in the 4th arrondissemen ...

, a cathedral in Paris, France *

University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac (known simply as Notre Dame; ; ND) is a Private university, private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1842 by members of the Congregation of Holy Cross, a Cathol ...

, a university in Indiana, United States **

Notre Dame Fighting Irish The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the athletic teams that represent the University of Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish participate in 26 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I intercollegiate sports and in the NCAA's Division ...

, the university's athletics teams Notre Dame may also refer to:

Churches and cathedrals

Algeria

Notre-Dame d'Afrique Basilique Notre Dame d'Afrique ( English: “Basilica of Our Lady of Africa”) is a Catholic basilica in Algiers, Algeria. It is the origin of the modern Catholic devotion to Our Lady of Africa. Pope Pius IX granted two Pontifical decrees towa ...

, Algiers

Cambodia

* Notre Dame Cathedral (Phnom Penh)

Canada

* Camp Val Notre-Dame, a recreational camp in Hérouxville, Mékinac Regional County Municipality, Mauricie, Quebec *

Notre-Dame Basilica (Montreal) Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal ( French: ''Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal'') is a minor basilica of the Catholic Church in the historic Old Montreal district of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. It is located at 110 Notre-Dame Street West, at th ...

, in the historic district of Old Montreal **

Notre-Dame Church (Montreal) The Notre-Dame Church was a church (building), church in Old Montreal that stood from 1682 until 1830. From 1821 to 1822, it served as the first cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal, Diocese of Montreal. History In 1657, the ...

(1682-1830), historically in Old Montreal * Notre-Dame Basilica-Cathedral (Quebec City), the primate church of Canada * Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica (Ottawa), an ecclesiastic basilica *

Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel The Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel (''chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours'', "Our Lady of Good Help") is a church in the district of Old Montreal in Montreal, Quebec. One of the oldest churches in Montreal, it was built in 1771 over the ruins of ...

, Montreal * Notre Dame Convent and Boarding School, also known as Leipzig Convent, in Leipzig, Saskatchewan *

Notre-Dame Street Notre-Dame Street (officially in ) is a historic east–west street located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It runs parallel to the Saint Lawrence River, from Lachine, Quebec, Lachine to the eastern tip of the Island of Montreal, island in Poi ...

in Montreal

France

Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière () is a minor basilica in Lyon, France. It was built with private funds between 1872 and 1896 in a dominant position overlooking the city. The site it occupies was once the Roman forum of Trajan, the ''foru ...

, Lyon * Cathedral of Notre Dame, Amiens *

Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux Bayeux Cathedral, also known as Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux ( French: ''Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux''), is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Bayeux in Normandy, France. A national monument, it is the seat of the Bishop of B ...

* Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres * Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon * Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen * Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Strasbourg *

Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel of Dieppe The Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours chapel in Dieppe was built in 1876 for sailors who died at sea. It was first a place of pilgrimage before being a parish church, and stands on the coast of the English Channel. Many votive offerings on display here ...

Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon The Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon is a Roman Catholic church architecture, church in Dijon. Considered a masterpiece of 13th-century Gothic architecture, it is situated at the heart of the preserved old centre of the city. It is located in Place ...

Chapel of Notre Dame des Anges The Chapel of Notre Dame des Anges () is a Roman Catholic church located near Lurs, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France. The chapel is a miraculous shrine and place of pilgrimage. It is in the Gothic and Romanesque architectural traditions. History ...

Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame, Melun The Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame ( French: ''Collégiale Notre-Dame de Melun'') was a collegiate church, now a parish church in the French town of Melun, on rue de la Courtille on the île Saint-Etienne. History The building dates back to th ...

* Église Notre Dame de l'Assomption, Metz *

Église Notre-Dame la Grande, Poitiers Notre-Dame la Grande is a Roman Catholic church in Poitiers, France. Having a double status, collegial and parochial, it forms part of the Catholic diocese of Poitiers. The west front adorned with statuary is recognised as a masterpiece of Romane ...

Notre-Dame de la Garde Notre-Dame de la Garde (; : Titles of Mary, Our Lady of the Guard), known to local citizens as ''la Bonne Mère'' (French for 'the Good Mother'), is a Catholic Church, Catholic Basilicas in the Catholic Church, basilica in Marseille and the city ...

, Marseille *

Notre Dame de l'Assomption, les Saintes Notre-Dame de l'Assomption ( French for Our Lady of Assumption) is a Roman Catholic Church of the Îles des Saintes, an island in the archipelago of the French Overseas department of Guadeloupe. It is located in ''rue Jean Calot'' in Fond-du ...

, Terre-de-Haut * Notre-Dame de Guebwiller * Notre-Dame de Nice *

* Notre-Dame de Reims * Notre Dame des Cyclistes, Labastide-d'Armagnac * Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp * Church of Notre-Dame, Villeneuve-sur-Yonne * Church of Notre-Dame de Dives-sur-Merent

Haiti

* Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Port-au-Prince, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption

Luxembourg

* Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg, the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Luxembourg City

United Kingdom

* Notre Dame de France, London

United States

* Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame, Indiana * Church of Notre Dame (New York City), a parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York * Notre Dame de Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Vietnam

* Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica, Ho Chi Minh City

Organizations

* Hospitalité Notre Dame de Lourdes, a Roman Catholic religious confraternity under the spiritual authority of the Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes * School Sisters of Notre Dame, a worldwide order of Roman Catholic nuns devoted to education *

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (Congregationis Sororum a Domina Nostra Namurcensi) is a Catholic Church, Catholic Religious institute (Catholic), institute of religious sisters, founded to teaching order, provide education to the poor. The i ...

, a Roman Catholic order of religious sisters dedicated to providing education to the poor

Places

Canada

* Notre Dame (electoral district), Manitoba * Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Manitoba * Notre-Dame, New Brunswick *

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, New Brunswick Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes is a settlement in New Brunswick. History Notable people See also *List of communities in New Brunswick This is a list of communities in New Brunswick, a province in Canada. For the purposes of this list, a commun ...

* Notre Dame Bay, a large bay near the mouth of the Exploits River * Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland, Quebec, Chaudière-Appalaches * Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours, Quebec, Outaouais *

Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (, , ), commonly known as NDG, is a residential neighbourhood of Montreal in the city's West End, with a population of 166,520 (2016). An independent municipality until annexed by the City of Montreal in 1910, NDG is today o ...

, neighbourhood in Montreal * Notre-Dame-de-Ham, Quebec, Centre-du-Québec * Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci, Quebec, Lanaudière * Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix, Quebec, Outaouais *

Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, Quebec Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette () is a municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Papineau Regional County Municipality, straddling the eastern banks of the Lièvre River. History In 1841, the Township of Portland, na ...

, Outaouais * Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, Quebec, Montérégie * Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Quebec, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean * Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec * Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Lanaudière, Quebec * Notre-Dame-de-Montauban, Quebec, Mauricie * Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain, Quebec, Laurentides *

Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Quebec Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with th ...

, Montérégie * Notre-Dame-des-Anges, Quebec, Capitale-Nationale * Notre-Dame-des-Bois, Quebec, Estrie * Notre-Dame-des-Monts, Quebec, Capitale-Nationale * Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, Quebec, Bas-Saint-Laurent * Notre-Dame-des-Pins, Quebec, Chaudière-Appalaches * Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, Quebec, Lanaudière *

Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs, Quebec Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs (, meaning "Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows") is an island municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality. It is located on and contiguous wit ...

, Bas-Saint-Laurent * Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Quebec, Bas-Saint-Laurent * Notre-Dame-du-Laus, Quebec, Laurentides *

Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Quebec Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel () is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), formed in 19 ...

, Mauricie * Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Lacolle, Quebec, a former parish municipality in Montérégie that is now part of Lacolle, Quebec * Notre-Dame-du-Nord, Quebec, Abitibi-Témiscamingue * Notre-Dame-du-Portage, Quebec, Bas-Saint-Laurent * Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Quebec, Chaudière-Appalaches * Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun, Quebec, Chaudière-Appalaches *

Notre Dame Mountains The Notre Dame Mountains are a portion of the Appalachian Mountains, extending from the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec to the Green Mountains (Vermont), Green Mountains of Vermont. The range runs from northeast to southwest, forming the southern ed ...

, part of the Appalachian Mountains

Mauritius

* Notre Dame, Mauritius, a village in the

Pamplemousses District Pamplemousses () is a districts of Mauritius, district of Mauritius, located in the northwest of the island, and is one of the most densely populated parts of the island. The name of the district comes from the French word for grapefruits. The di ...

United States

Notre Dame, Indiana Notre Dame is a census-designated place and unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend in St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It includes the campuses of three colleges: the University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary's Co ...

, a census-designated place north of South Bend in St. Joseph County

Colleges and universities

Australia

University of Notre Dame Australia The University of Notre Dame Australia (known simply as Notre Dame; ; French language, French for 'Mary, mother of Jesus, Our Lady') is a Private university, private Catholic university with campuses in Perth, Sydney and Broome, Western Austr ...

, Fremantle, Western Australia, Broome, Western Australia, and Sydney, New South Wales * Notre Dame College, Shepparton, a secondary day school in Victoria * Notre Dame campus of Emmanuel College, Melbourne

Bangladesh

* Notre Dame College, Dhaka, a higher secondary degree college affiliated to the National University * Notre Dame College Mymensingh, a higher secondary college in Mymensingh *

Notre Dame University Bangladesh Notre Dame University Bangladesh or NDUB (), is a private non-profit Catholic Church, Catholic research university in Bangladesh. Located in Motijheel Thana, Motijheel, Dhaka, the university was founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross in 201 ...

, a private university in Dhaka operated by the Congregation of Holy Cross

Belgium

* Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium

Canada

* Notre Dame University College, Nelson, British Columbia (1950–1984)

Haiti

University Notre Dame of Haiti A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...

, Port-au-Prince

Japan

Kyoto Notre Dame University , also known as KNDU, is a small private university for women in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. This is one of several Catholicism, Catholic universities in Japan. Notre Dame means “Our Lady” in French. Overview KNDU is located ...

, Sakyo-ku *

Notre Dame Seishin University is a private women's college in Okayama, Okayama, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends ...

, Okayama

Lebanon

* Notre Dame University – Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh

Netherlands

* Notre Dame des Anges, a secondary school in Ubbergen, Gelderland

Philippines

Notre Dame Educational Association Notre Dame Educational Association, Inc. (NDEA) is a network of Notre Dame Schools in the Philippines, under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary, owned and administered by: History It had its beginnings in 1941 when the Missionary Oblates ...

, a network of Notre Dame Schools *

Notre Dame of Dadiangas University The Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU), also known as Notre Dame, is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution run by the Marist Brothers of the Schools or FMS (Fratres Maristae a Scholis) in General Santos, South Cotabat ...

in General Santos City, South Cotabato * Notre Dame of Isulan in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat *

Notre Dame of Marbel University Notre Dame of Marbel University, also known by its acronym NDMU, is a private Catholic educational institution run by the Marist Brothers in Koronadal, South Cotabato, Philippines. It was founded in 1945 and offers pre-school, elementary, high ...

in Koronadal City, South Cotabato * Notre Dame of Midsayap College in Midsayap, North Cotabato *

Notre Dame University (Philippines) Notre Dame University (NDU) is a private Catholic research basic and higher education institution run by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Cotabato City, Philippines.https://www.facebook.com/NDUniversity It was founded by the Oblates ...

in Cotabato City, Maguindanao * Notre Dame of Cotabato, Inc. in Cotabato City, Maguindanao * Notre Dame – RVM College of Cotabato in Cotabato City, Maguindanao

United Kingdom

* Notre Dame College of Education (Glasgow), a former college in Glasgow, Scotland * Notre Dame College of Education (Liverpool), a former college in Liverpool, England

United States

* Notre Dame College (New Hampshire), a former college in Manchester, New Hampshire * Notre Dame College (Staten Island), a former women's college in Staten Island, New York * Notre Dame College, South Euclid, Ohio *

Notre Dame de Namur University Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU) is a private Catholic university in Belmont, California, United States. It is the third oldest college in California and the first college in the state authorized to grant the baccalaureate degree to wome ...

, Belmont, California * Notre Dame of Maryland University, Baltimore, Maryland *

, Notre Dame, Indiana * Notre Dame Seminary, Louisiana

Other uses

* Notre Dame (band), a Swedish metal band * Notre Dame (grape) or Jurançon, a French wine grape * ''Notre Dame'' (opera), a 1906 romantic opera by Franz Schmidt * '' Notre-Dame, une fin d'après-midi'', a 1902 painting by Henri Matisse * Notre Dame school of Polyphony, a group of composers in Paris from about 1170 to 1250 *

, a street in Montreal