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The Church of Notre-Dame-des-Marins is a Catholic chapel built on the island of the Marins, in the archipelago of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. Located south of this island, at the exit of the port of Saint-Pierre, it was built between 1872 and 1874 to serve the parish of the island of Dogs (renamed island of Marins in 1931). At its peak, this parish had more than 600 members at the end of the 19th century, reflecting the importance of the local community linked to the Great Fishing.

The church was furnished by Father Gueguen, and his cross path was realized by Joseph Lemoine. Although the sacristy was destroyed in the 1930s, the building was recently restored. Despite the disappearance of the inhabitants of the island since the 1960s, the chapel remains in use and was classified as Historic Monument by order of 12 July 2011. It is now attached to the diocese of La Rochelle, after the abolition of the apostolic vicariate of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon in 2018.

Notre-Dame-des-Marins Church embodies a religious and architectural heritage linked to the maritime history of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. It symbolizes the community and spiritual life of fishermen during a period when the archipelago was a major centre of the mooring fishery. His furniture, including Joseph Lemoine's Way of the Cross, and his history reflect the cultural and religious heritage of this French ultramarine region.

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