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Croix du Mont-Royal

Mount Royal Cross

A white illuminated cross installed in 1924 at the site where Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve planted a wooden cross in 1643. He allegedly planted it there after praying to the Virgin Mary to spare the city of Montreal from a flood.

  • Limited wheelchair access
  • Built 1924
Address
along chemin Olmsted
Website
ville.montreal.qc.ca (opens in a new tab)
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Listing from Wikivoyage: Montreal/Downtown, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Location and details from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Also listed in Overture Maps open data.

Updated 27 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.