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Notre Dame (disambiguation)



Notre Dame is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States, Notre Dame is often pronounced (e.g. University of Notre Dame). It may also refer to:

Churches and cathedrals

There are many churches and cathedrals named Notre Dame, in France and other French-speaking countries. They include:
*France
**Notre Dame de Paris
**Notre-Dame de la Garde in Marseille
**Notre-Dame de Chartres Cathedral
**Notre-Dame de Reims Cathedral
**Notre-Dame de Strasbourg
**Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp
*Canada
**Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica
**Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral
**Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica in Ottawa
*Haiti
**Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Port-au-Prince)
*Luxembourg
**Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Luxembourg
*United States
**Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Indiana is sometimes referred to as Notre Dame Basilica.

Religious orders

Various orders of Roman Catholic nuns are named Notre Dame. They include:
*School Sisters of Notre Dame
*Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur

Educational institutions

A large number of educational institutions around the world are named Notre Dame.

Universities and colleges

*United States
**University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana
**College of Notre Dame of Maryland in Baltimore
**Notre Dame College in South Euclid, Ohio
**Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California
**Notre Dame College (New Hampshire), a former college in Manchester which closed in 2002
*Australia
**University of Notre Dame Australia in Fremantle (Western Australia) and Sydney (New South Wales).
*Canada
**College Notre-Dame du Sacre Coeur (Montreal)
*Japan
**Kyoto Notre Dame University in Kyoto, Japan
*Lebanon
**Notre Dame University (Lebanon) in Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon

Secondary schools

*Notre Dame High School (disambiguation page)

Literature and arts

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

This novel has been adapted into many other works:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film), a silent film starring Lon Chaney, Sr. as Quasimodo
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film) starring Charles Laughton
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956 film) starring Anthony Quinn
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982 film) starring Anthony Hopkins and Derek Jacobi
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film), an animated film by Walt Disney Pictures
Notre Dame de Paris (musical), a 1998 French musical
Der Glöckner Von Notre Dame (musical), a 1999 Berlin musical adapted from the Disney adaptation

Other uses

*Notre Dame Bay is a large bay near the mouth of the Exploits River in northern Newfoundland.
*Notre Dame (band) was a Swedish metal band.
*Notre Dame, Indiana is the location of the University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College and Holy Cross College.
*Notre Dame (band) is name checked in the song Parisian Times by rock band The Intervals.



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