St. Dunstan's Basilica is the cathedral of the Diocese of Charlottetown in

Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in ...

, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is named for St. Dunstan, the

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from Glastonbury. It is located on Great George Street, between the harbour and the Confederation Centre of the Arts.

History

The original St Dunstan's Cathedral was built from 1897 to 1907. The present stone structure was built from 1913 to 1919 after a fire destroyed the original cathedral in 1913. It was built in the Georgian Revival architectural style. In 1929, 10 years after its completion, the church was blessed by

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as a basilica. To this day, the church stands as one of the 27 basilicas in Canada. In October 1980 it was the site of a state funeral when Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau gave the eulogy during the funeral for Veterans Affairs Minister

Daniel J. MacDonald Daniel Joseph MacDonald, (July 23, 1918 – September 30, 1980) was a Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island. He served as Minister of Veterans Affairs from 1972 to 1979 and again in 1980 until his death. Life He was born on his fami ...

(M.P. Cardigan). The basilica was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada in 1990.

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