Notre-Dame Cemetery (Ottawa)

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Notre Dame Cemetery, located at 455 Montreal Rd., in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, opened in 1872. It is the most prominent Catholic cemetery in Ottawa. The cemetery is located just south of Beechwood Cemetery on St. Laurent Road in the east end of the city. The cemetery is the final resting place for more than 114,000 bodies including:

• Alex Connell (1902–1958), Hall of Fame ice hockey player
• Aurel Joliat (1901–1986), Hall of Fame ice hockey player
• Yousuf Karsh (1908–2002), renowned portrait photographer
• Filip Konowal (1886–1959), World War I hero, awarded the Victoria Cross
• Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1841–1919), Prime Minister of Canada
• Louis-Félix Pinault (1852–1906), statesman
• Tommy Smith (1885–1966), Hall of Fame ice hockey player
• Joseph Leonard Moran (1893–1917, Canadian War Veteran

See also: List of famous cemeteries

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