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Notre Dame is French for Our Lady, referring to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Accordingly there are many churches named Notre Dame, of which the most famous is Notre-Dame de Paris in Paris, France. Some others include:
- Notre-Dame de Chartres Cathedral in Chartres, France;
- Notre-Dame de Reims Cathedral in Reims, France;
- Notre-Dame d'Ottawa Cathedral in Ottawa, Ontario;
- Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica in Montreal, Quebec;
- Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral in Quebec City, Quebec.
The book Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo is known in English as The Hunchback of Notre Dame and has been made into several movies and musicals. .
