Sol Invictus
11-03-2009, 07:18 AM
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Jacque Cartier
The first European to scale the mountain was Jacques Cartier, guided there in 1535 by the people of the village of Hochelega. He named it in honour of his patron, King François I of France. He wrote in his journal:
"Et au parmy d'icelles champaignes, est scituée et assise ladicte ville de Hochelaga, près et joignant une montaigne ... Nous nommasmes icelle montaigne le mont Royal."
"And among these fields is situated and seated the said town of Hochelaga, near to and adjoining a mountain ... We named this mountain, Mount Royal."
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King François I of France
The name of the Island of Montreal derives from mont Réal, as it was spelled in Middle French, ( Mont Royal in present French ) The name was first applied to the island and was unofficially applied to the city, formerly Ville-Marie, by the 18th century.
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The Virgin Mary, an important figure to the people of 15 and 16th Century French Society, particularly to the soldier settlers in Canada.
The first Mount Royal Cross was placed there in 1643 by Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve, the founder of the city, in fulfillment of a vow he made to the Virgin Mary when praying to her to stop a disastrous flood.
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Paul Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve, a folk legend and hero.
French military officer and the founder of Montreal.
Today, the mountain is crowned by a 31.4 m (103 ft)-high illuminated cross, installed in 1924 by the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste and now owned by the city. It was converted to fibre-optic light in 1992, and then to LEDs in 2009. The cross is usually lit in white, but can now be changed to any colour, including the purple traditionally used upon the death of the Pope.
Beside the cross, a plaque marks the placement of a time capsule in 1992, during Montreal's 350th birthday celebration [Older than the Nation of Canada itself] . It contains messages and drawings from 12,000 children, depicting their visions for the city in the year 2142, when the capsule is scheduled to be opened.
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Jacque Cartier
The first European to scale the mountain was Jacques Cartier, guided there in 1535 by the people of the village of Hochelega. He named it in honour of his patron, King François I of France. He wrote in his journal:
"Et au parmy d'icelles champaignes, est scituée et assise ladicte ville de Hochelaga, près et joignant une montaigne ... Nous nommasmes icelle montaigne le mont Royal."
"And among these fields is situated and seated the said town of Hochelaga, near to and adjoining a mountain ... We named this mountain, Mount Royal."
http://i38.tinypic.com/oistig.jpg
King François I of France
The name of the Island of Montreal derives from mont Réal, as it was spelled in Middle French, ( Mont Royal in present French ) The name was first applied to the island and was unofficially applied to the city, formerly Ville-Marie, by the 18th century.
http://i37.tinypic.com/jr2wqe.jpg
The Virgin Mary, an important figure to the people of 15 and 16th Century French Society, particularly to the soldier settlers in Canada.
The first Mount Royal Cross was placed there in 1643 by Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve, the founder of the city, in fulfillment of a vow he made to the Virgin Mary when praying to her to stop a disastrous flood.
http://i36.tinypic.com/1zmkn68.jpg
Paul Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve, a folk legend and hero.
French military officer and the founder of Montreal.
Today, the mountain is crowned by a 31.4 m (103 ft)-high illuminated cross, installed in 1924 by the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste and now owned by the city. It was converted to fibre-optic light in 1992, and then to LEDs in 2009. The cross is usually lit in white, but can now be changed to any colour, including the purple traditionally used upon the death of the Pope.
Beside the cross, a plaque marks the placement of a time capsule in 1992, during Montreal's 350th birthday celebration [Older than the Nation of Canada itself] . It contains messages and drawings from 12,000 children, depicting their visions for the city in the year 2142, when the capsule is scheduled to be opened.
http://i37.tinypic.com/2ur3rfb.jpg