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Placement of the First Mount Royal Cross

When
1643
Where
Mount Royal, Montreal
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Placement of the First Mount Royal Cross

Maisonneuve placed a cross on Mount Royal in 1643 to fulfill a vow made during a flood.

After praying to the Virgin Mary to stop a disastrous flood that swept up to the town palisades, Maisonneuve made a pilgrimage to the hilltop. He erected the first Mount Royal Cross there in fulfillment of his vow.

Sources

  1. Mount Royal Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-30
  2. Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02

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