St. Paul's Church (Halifax)
- St. Paul's Church (Halifax)
St. Paul's Church is an evangelical Anglican church in downtown Halifax Nova Scotia within the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island which is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Canada. It is located at the south end of the Grand Parade, an open square in downtown Halifax with Halifax City Hall at the northern end.
Founded in 1749 (the same year as the Halifax colony), it is the oldest Anglican church in Canada. The building was begun in 1750 (making it the oldest surviving structure in the city of Halifax) and is based on the ground plan of the Gibbs church of St. Peter's, Vere Street in London, with later additions such as a larger tower.
In 1787 St. Paul's was made a cathedral, the first Anglican cathedral outside the British Isles. Its territory covered everything from Newfoundland to present day Ontario. It remained a cathedral until 1865. For many decades it was one of the only places of worship in Halifax, and other denominations would thus hold services in the building.
During the Halifax Explosion of 1917, a piece of wooden window frame from another building was lodged into the wall of St. Paul's Church, where it remains today.
ee also
* John Breynton
References
External links
* [http://www.stpaulshalifax.org/ Official site]
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