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Translation: "During the glorious reign of Pope Gregory XVI and the Episcopate of Remi Gaulin, Bishop of Kingston, while Victoria is Queen of England, Jackson the Administrator of Canada, and Jean Francois Cannon, the Parish Priest of St James of Bytown; Charles Auguste Marie Joseph, Count of Forbin-Janson, Bishop of Nancy and Toulouse, France, has blessed the cornerstone of this church." Explanation: "Canada" at the time meant the provinces of Upper Canada (now Ontatio) and Lower Canada (now Quebec).
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North America
