Places of Worship
Introduction Europe: - N. Germany: 1 2 - S. Germany: 1 2 - Various Canada: - Kingston - Ontario: 1 2 - Scarborough: - - Scarborough - - Highland Creek - - PortUnion - - West Hill - Toronto: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Weblog Recommended Links  Council for Secular HumanismSecular WebAmerican AtheistsLandover Baptist
Places Introduction Ontario Scarborough Toronto Toronto Comments Weblog Neighborhoods Map & full index Popular pages: Bay & College Casa Loma Christie Pits Eastern Beaches Eaton Centre Financial District Liberty Street Little Italy Museum Nathan Phillips Square Queen's Park Queen Street West Union Station Yonge Street York University Miscellaneous Moose in the City Curiosities Indy Weekend Murality Saxophones! Trains GO Transit Album The Word On The Street Toronto Zoo - Part 2 Part 3 Churches: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
St James Cathedral Toronto, Ontario, Canada St James Cathedral at the corner of Church Street and King Street. (Church Street was so named due to the number of churches on the street!) There are a couple of historic plaques on the site: ST JAMES CATHEDRALYork's first church was built here in 1803-07 with the aid of public subscriptions and a government grant. That frame building was enlarged in 1818-19 and replaced by a larger one in 1831. The first incumbent was the Rev. George Okill Stuart, who served from 1800 to 1812 when he was succeeded by the Rev. John Strachan, later first bishop of Toronto. The second church was burnt in 1839. Toronto's first cathedral was then erected on this site but was destroyed in the great fire of 1849. The present cathedral was begun in 1850, opened for divine service in 1853, and completed in 1874. Erected by the Ontario Archeological and Historic Sites Board.
THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JAMESIN 1796 THE FIRST ANGLICAN PRIEST ARRIVED FROM ENGLAND TO MINISTER TO THE CITIZENS OF YORK. THE FOLLOWING YEAR THE PROVINCE SET ASIDE THIS PIECE OF LAND FOR THE BUILDING OF A CHURCH. THE PRESENT CATHEDRAL, THE FOURTH CHURCH ERECTED ON THIS SITE, OPENED IN 1853, REPLACING THE PREVIOUS STRUCTURE DESTROYED IN THE GREAT FIRE OF 1849. THE FIRST BISHOP OF TORONTO, THE RIGHT REVEREND JOHN STRACHAN, ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF HIS PARISHONERS, PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY AND PROVINCE. OVER THE YEARS, THE CATHEDRAL, THE MOTHER CHURCH FOR ANGLICANS IN THE DIOCESE OF TORONTO, JAS BEEN A PLACE OF WORSHIP, PRAYER AND OUTREACH IN THE HEART OF A BUSY COMMUNITY. HERITAGE TORONTO, 1997 Other pictures like this one can be found at Toronto Churches 2. |
