Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index 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 University of Notre Dame is located in South Bend, Indiana. 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. . This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.