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St. Mary's Basilica, Halifax
St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica is a Gothic Revival Catholic cathedral located in the Downtown Halifax, downtown core of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Halifax and is the largest Catholic church in the Archdiocese. Consecrated on October 19, 1899, it was made a Basilicas in the Catholic Church, basilica in 1950 by Pope Pius XII. The St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica boasts the tallest granite spire in North America. History The church has been significantly expanded and altered over time. Originally constructed of wood, it was replaced by a stone structure beginning in 1820 inspired (as were many churches of the day) by Saint Martin in the Fields in London.J. Philip McAleer, ''A Pictorial History of the Basilica of St. Mary, Halifax, Nova Scotia'', Library of Canadian Architecture, Technical University of Nova Scotia, 1984 (unpaginated) It was expanded to its present size beginning in 1869, according to designs of Patri ...
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The regional municipality consists of four former municipalities that were Amalgamation (politics), amalgamated in 1996: History of Halifax (former city), Halifax, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Dartmouth, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Bedford, and Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Halifax County. Halifax is a major economic centre in Atlantic Canada, with a large concentration of government services and private sector companies. Major employers and economic generators include the Canadian Armed Forces, Department of National Defence, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Saint Mary's University (Halifax), Saint Mary's University, the Halifax Shipyard, various levels of government, and the Port of Halifax. Agricult ...
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Blizzard
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Gothic Revival Architecture In Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Roman Catholic Churches In Nova Scotia
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Roman Catholic Cathedrals In Canada
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Churches In Halifax, Nova Scotia
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19th-century Roman Catholic Church Buildings In Canada
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Churches Completed In 1899
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List Of Oldest Buildings In Canada
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List Of Oldest Buildings And Structures In Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax
Holy Cross Cemetery is a cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth. It was constructed in 1843 under the direction of Archbishop William Walsh, on land provided by local authorities. Holy Cross Cemetery replaced the first Catholic cemetery in Halifax, the St. Peter's Cemetery located next to St. Mary's Basilica on Spring Garden Road. Since 1843, some 25,000 persons have been buried at Holy Cross, many of Irish descent, including Canada's fourth Prime Minister, Sir John Sparrow Thompson. Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel is said to have been built in one day on Aug. 31, 1843 by 2,000 volunteers, although the foundation and some prefabrication had been done in advance. The chapel's modest design is described as a Nova Scotian expression of Gothic revivalism. The furnishings are sparse and modest but the altar reliefs have received national recognition, and the windows have been described as a nationally significant co ...
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National Post
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