St-Rémi-de-Napierville Cemetery
St-Rémi-de-Napierville Cemetery is a small Catholic cemetery in Saint-Rémi-de-Napierville, Quebec and located on the southside of rue Saint-André east of rue Saint-Paul (232 rue Saint-André).
It is the final resting place of 15th Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau (in the family mausoleum that can be seen from the rue Saint-André[1]). During the night of April 24–25, 2008, the Trudeau family mausoleum was defaced with "FLQ" and the French word for "traitor" written in spray-paint.[2][3] 45°15′19″N 73°36′32″W / 45.255355°N 73.608994°W
See also
- St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, burial place of Louis St. Laurent in Compton, Quebec
- Maclaren Cemetery, burial place of Lester B. Pearson in Wakefield, Quebec
References
- ^ "Trudeau's Mother Buried". Bangor Daily News. Associated Press. 1973-01-19. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
- ^ "Vandals paint 'traitor' on Trudeau mausoleum". CTV News. 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
- ^ Blatchford, Andy (2010-09-27). "Pierre Trudeau rests in relative obscurity in Quebec crypt". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
External links
- Location of cemetery on Google map
- Prime Minister Trudeau and his then-wife Margaret attend burial of his mother (born Grace Elliott) on January 18, 1973
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