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Montreal Cross 375th Anniversary

Montrealers brave chilly walk up Mount Royal in honour of cross’ 375th birthday

Paul de Chomedy de Maisonneuve, a French military officer, first erected a wooden cross on Mount Royal on Jan. 6, 1643, to thank God for sparing the city from flooding.

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Jan 6, 2018

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