Mont-Royal cemetery
| Mount Royal Cemetery Cimetière Mont-Royal |
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 Lieu patrimonial du Canada |
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| Recognized since | December 15, 1998 |
| Type | National Historic Site |
| ID | 14600 |
| place | Montreal |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 30 '31.9 " N , 73 ° 35' 49.6" W |
| Recognized by | Government of Canada |
| Approved by | Historic Sites and Monuments Act |
| Entry Canadian List of Monuments | |
The Mont-Royal Cemetery ( French Cimetière Mont-Royal , English Mount Royal Cemetery ) is a cemetery in the Canadian city of Montreal . It is 67 hectares and is located in the Outremont district . The cemetery is located on the northwest slope of Montreal's local mountain, Mont Royal . It is bounded by the campus of the Université de Montréal in the west, by the Boulevard Mont-Royal in the north, by the Parc du Mont-Royal in the east and the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges cemetery in the south.
The cemetery opened in 1852. Since then, over 162,000 funerals have taken place. In 1901 the first crematorium in Canada was opened here. There is a cemetery of honor for soldiers who have been awarded the Victoria Cross , the Commonwealth's highest distinction. Originally the cemetery was reserved for Protestants , which is why mainly Anglophone Canadians were buried here. The neighboring Notre-Dame-des-Neiges cemetery was Roman Catholic and was mainly used by French Canadians. Both cemeteries are now open to all denominations.
The cemetery was declared a Historic Site on December 15, 1998 .
Graves of famous people
Numerous personalities found their final resting place in the Mont-Royal cemetery. Below is a selection:
- John Abbott (1821-1893), Prime Minister of Canada
- Hugh Allan (1810–1882), banker and entrepreneur
- Montagu Allan (1860–1951), banker and sports promoter
- Honoré Beaugrand (1848–1906), Mayor of Montreal
- Frank Calder (1877–1943), sports official
- Charles Chiniquy (1809–1899), preacher
- Arthur Currie (1875–1933), General in World War I.
- George Mercer Dawson (1849–1901), geographer and paleontologist
- Alexander Tilloch Galt (1817–1893), politician and father of the Confederation
- Charles Melville Hays (1856–1912), railroad entrepreneur
- CD Howe (1886–1960), politician
- Anna Leonowens (1831–1915), writer
- Hartland Molson (1907–2002), politician and brewery entrepreneur
- John Molson (1763-1836), brewery entrepreneur
- Howie Morenz (1902-1937), ice hockey player
- Mordecai Richler (1931-2001), writer
- George Stephens (1832-1904), politician
- David Thompson (1770-1857), cartographer
Web links
- Mont-Royal cemetery website (French, English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Cimetière-Mont-Royal. In: Lieux patrimoniaux du Canadian. Retrieved July 23, 2019 (French).