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St. Patrick's Church (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
St. Patrick's Church is an historic Roman Catholic parish church on Brunswick Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The parish was founded in 1843 and the Brick Gothic, Gothic brick and granite church was opened in 1885. It is registered as a Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia, Provincial Heritage Building (2010), a Halifax Regional Municipality Registered Heritage Property (1989) and has been listed by Canadian Register of Historic Places, Canada's Historic Places since 2008. St. Patrick’s Church is also listed at the National Trust for Canada in their Top 10 Endangered Places List: 2008. It is currently served by the Jesuits, Society of Jesus. History Irish Settlers Irish settlers first came to Nova Scotia in 1749. They were mostly from southeastern Ireland. Halifax was the preferred place of their settlement. Although they were not well-off, they regularly invested money to support the building of St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax, Nova Scotia), St. Mary's Basilica and St. Patrick's Church in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of 2024, it is estimated that the population of the Halifax Census Metropolitan Area, CMA was 530,167, 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 an economic centre of Atlantic Canada, home to a concentration of government offices and private companies. Major employers 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
