Notre Dame

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Look up Notre Dame in
Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Contents

Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States, Notre Dame is often pronounced /ˌnoʊtɚ ˈdeɪm/ This pronunciation is considered colloquial (e.g. University of Notre Dame).

In French-language place names, Notre-Dame is always hyphenated, as is a longer epithet of the Virgin (e.g. Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). In church names with "Notre-Dame" followed by a place name the remainder of the name is not hyphenated if the place is where the church is located (e.g. Notre-Dame de Montréal) but it is hyphenated if the place is not where the church is located but rather an epithet of the Virgin (e.g. Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, a church not in Lourdes but named for Our Lady of Lourdes).

Notre Dame may also refer to:

[edit] Churches and Cathedrals

There are many churches and cathedrals named Notre Dame, in France and other French-speaking countries. They include;

[edit] Canada

[edit] France

[edit] Luxembourg

[edit] United States of America

[edit] Vietnam

[edit] Religious confraternities

[edit] Religious orders

Various orders of Roman Catholic nuns are named Notre Dame. They include:

[edit] Educational institutions

For high schools, secondary schools or similar entities see Notre Dame High School (disambiguation page).

[edit] Universities and other institutions of higher education

[edit] Australia

[edit] Bangladesh

[edit] Canada

[edit] Japan

[edit] Lebanon

[edit] Philippines

[edit] United Kingdom

[edit] United States of America

[edit] Literature and arts

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is the English title of an 1831 novel by Victor Hugo originally titled Notre-Dame de Paris.

This novel has been adapted into many other works:

[edit] Other uses

  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish, athletic teams from the University of Notre Dame, in South Bend, Indiana
  • Notre Dame Bay, a large bay near the mouth of the Exploits River in northern Newfoundland
  • Notre Dame (band), a former Swedish metal band
  • Notre Dame, Indiana, the location of the University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College and Holy Cross College
  • Notre Dame school of Polyphony, a group of composers working at or near the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris from about 1170 to 1250