Moncton’s Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption Cathedral is now designated a national historic monument after years of hard work.
Cathedral Association President Marie-Linda Lord says the designation allows the building to take its rightful place as a piece of Canadian heritage.
“It means that now the resilience of the Acadian people is part of the Canadian history, and it’s great news for the Acadian people as well for the City of Moncton,” says Lord.
In addition, Lord adds the Cathedral is a symbol of the survival, dynamism and vitality of the Acadian people.
Lord says the Cathedral was inaugurated in 1940 after ten months of construction and it was a collective effort.
“They got donations from the Acadian people, from anglophones, from people from Quebec, from Louisiana,” says Lord. “It was a monument to the resilience of the Acadian people.”
Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption Cathedral is officially a national historic monument!
Aug 15, 2017 at 11:11am PDT
Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe MP Ginette Petitpas-Taylor announced the designation, saying it will ensure “this important Acadian institution will always be recognized for its great value and will furthermore allow future generations of Acadians to fully grasp its historical importance.”
Lord says the process to get national historical monument designation was quite long and took six years from start to finish.
