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1887-09-23

Earthquake overthrows the cathedral of Port-de-Paix

Haitian

Its first church was reroofed in 1820. The cathedral was overthrown on 23 September 1887 at the time of the earthquake. The population set itself to the task again, and on 4 March 1888 the first stone of the new cathedral was laid on the site of the old church overthrown in 1842. As a historical document, here is the deed of foundation deposited under the stone in question:

Rouzier tells this under the entry PORT-DE-PAIX (le).

Source  ·  p. t. III, p. 478 Sémexant Rouzier, Dictionnaire géographique et administratif universel d'Haïti (t. III) (1927), p. t. III, p. 478