HISTORIC CHURCH

Evening Star, Issue 18158, 26 December 1922, Page 6

HISTORIC CHURCH

DESTROYED BY FIRE,

.ANOTHER CANADIAN OUTRAGE,

Press Association— By Telegraph—Copyright

OTTAWA, December 22. _ A Quebec telegram says that the historic dvurch of Notre Dame de la Rccoiivranee was destroyed by fire, which is believed to be the .work of incendiaries. Priceless art and religious treasures were destroyed, including the clerical vestments bestowed by the old French kings and regarded among the worlds most beautnul church establishment. —A. apd N.Z. Cable. The Basilika, which contained art treasures, priceless altar vessels, and historical souvenirs worth millions of pounds, was destroyed and nothing saved. The church, which was built in 1747, was damaged during the British invasion, and was restored several times. .Bine hundred French and British Empire builders are buried in the crypt. The church was Canada’s Westminster Abbey.—Reuter. [A message from Ottawa on December 6 stated: The burning of a Roman Catholic church at Oka, in the province of Quebec, one of several recent fires in Catholic churches, disclosed U;o fact that the mayor (Mr Martin) recently received several communications signed An Rhix Klan,” claiming (responsibility for a fire at Montreal University a fortnight ago, and threatening to burn other Roman Catholic buildings. Tho St. Boniface fire followed shortly afterwards.]