Notre-Dame Cemetery (Ottawa)

Notre Dame Cemetery, is a Catholic cemetery in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1872, it is the most prominent Catholic cemetery in Ottawa. The cemetery's western edge is located in Vanier, just south of Beechwood Cemetery. Its eastern limit is St. Laurent Boulevard. The cemetery is the final resting place for more than 114,000 persons.

Notre-Dame Cemetery
Notre-Dame Cemetery in winter.
Details
Established1872
Location
Ottawa, Ontario
CountryCanada
Coordinates45.442°N 75.652°W / 45.442; -75.652
StyleRoman Catholic
No. of graves114,000
Wilfrid Laurier's grave, sculpted by Alfred Laliberté, in Notre-Dame Cemetery (Ottawa)

Notable interments
  • Janis Babson (1950–1961), Corneal transplant donor
  • E. A. Bourque (1887–1962), Mayor of Ottawa
  • Benjamin Chee Chee (1944–1977), Ojibwa artist
  • Alex Connell (1902–1958), Hockey Hall of Fame player
  • Aurel Joliat (1901–1986), Hockey Hall of Fame player
  • Yousuf Karsh (1908–2002), Portrait photographer
  • Filip Konowal (1886–1959), World War I hero, awarded the Victoria Cross
  • Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1841–1919), Prime Minister of Canada
  • Champlain Marcil (1920–2010), Photographer
  • Louis-Félix Pinault (1852–1906), Statesman
  • Silver Quilty (1891–1976), Football Hall of Fame player, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
  • Eldon Rathburn (1916–2008), Canadian film composer
  • Tommy Smith (1886–1966), Hockey Hall of Fame player

War Graves

The cemetery contains the war graves of 115 Commonwealth service personnel, 40 from World War I and 75 from World War II.[1]

References
  1. CWGC Cemetery Report.
Bibliography
  • McKendry, Jennifer (2003), `Into the silent land : historic cemeteries & graveyards in Ontario`, Kingston, Ontario
  • Pelletier, Jean Yves (2009), Ottawa Notre Dame Cemetery, an historic cemetery of national importance established in 1872., Quebec City, Quebec: Les Éditions GID
  • Quesnel, Albert (1981), Nécrologies des pierres tombales du cimetière Notre-Dame d’Ottawa., Vanier, Ontario: Les Éditions Quesnel de Fomblanche


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