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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Notre Dame de Lorette Church and Cemetery (Lorette, RM of Tache)
Construction of this Roman Catholic church in Lorette in the Rural Municipality of Tache began in 1894 and it opened in 1900. Renowned artist Louis Monty spent two years of his life, from 1900 to 1902, decorating the church with beautiful paintings. The first burial in an associated cemetery occurred in 1873.
Notre Dame de Lorette Roman Catholic Church (2010)
Source: Peter McLure
Notre Dame de Lorette Roman Catholic Church (March 2017)
Source: George Penner
Notre Dame de Lorette Roman Catholic Cemetery (March 2017)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.73873, W96.87277
denoted by symbol on the map above
Sources:
A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society, including a searchable online database available to members at the MGS Manitoba Name Index (MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites, revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages.
This page was prepared by Peter McLure, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 23 April 2020
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