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Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (St. John's)

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The Cathedral remains incomplete as the structure still lacks the spire which its designer, Scott, had envisioned. Although an engineering team has established that the proposed 150-foot (46 m) tower and steeple is structurally feasible, the cost was estimated to be $ 3,000,000. The clergy and
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The Cathedral stretches 200 feet (61 m) from the Great West Doors to the Sanctuary, with a 60-foot (18 m)-wide nave and a maximum width of 99 feet (30 m) at the transepts. Where nave and transept cross, the floor-to-ceiling height is 57 feet (17 m); outside, the roof stands 80
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Any couples who are legally permitted to be married in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, can request to be married here at the Cathedral. In other words, we welcome and celebrate with same-sex couples, just as we do with male-female
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During the centuries, at least six wooden churches stood on or near this site; each was destroyed by military operations during the various wars between the
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structures. The church was re-consecrated in a service on September 21, 1905. A window in the restored Cathedral was dedicated to Kelly, who died in 1907.
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Construction on the choir and transept section did not commence until 1880 and was completed in September 1885, under the direction of
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On July 8, 1892, in an unhappy coincidence to the fate of its chapel-of-ease in Bermuda, the cathedral was extensively damaged in the
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had been rebuilt, while the Nave reached completion in 1905. The restored cathedral is renowned internationally as one of
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parishioners remain committed to completing Scott's plans and are hopeful that they will see the spire erected.
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was founded in 1699 in response to a petition drafted by the Anglican townsfolk of St. John's and sent to
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This article is about the Anglican Cathedral in St. John's. For the Catholic basilica-cathedral, see
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Construction of the first stone church was begun in 1843 under the direction of
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for the Bishops of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, Sam Rose, since 2020.
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Anglican Cathedral of St. John The Baptist Registered Heritage Structure
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St. John the Baptist Anglican Cathedral National Historic Site of Canada
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St. John the Baptist Anglican Cathedral National Historic Site of Canada
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A Brief History of the Cathedral and the Parish of St. John the Baptist
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Anglican Cathedral of St. John The Baptist Municipal Heritage Building
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Gothic Revival architecture in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
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in the construction of nineteenth-century Anglican churches in
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in 1991, and a City of St. John's Heritage Building in 1989.
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by his family. A large four-manual organ was constructed by
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for the cathedral that took them 2,779 hours to create.
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Basilica of St. John the Baptist

47°33′56″N 52°42′30″W / 47.5655°N 52.7082°W / 47.5655; -52.7082
St. John's
Newfoundland and Labrador
Denomination
Anglican
Churchmanship
Central churchmanship
ourcathedral.ca
Cathedral
Edward Feild
Dedication
John the Baptist
Great Fire of 1892
Architect(s)
George Gilbert Scott
George Henderson
Style
Gothic Revival
Nave
Nave
Diocese
Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador
Parish
Bishop(s)
Samuel Rose
Dean
Director of music
National Historic Site of Canada

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