St. Mary's Basilica - Halifax, Nova Scotia - Cathedrals on Waymarking.com

St. Mary's Basilica is located on Spring Garden Road at Barrington Street in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. The corner stone for the gothic style church was laid in 1820 and the first mass was held in 1829.

In 1874, the 189 foot spire was completed, said to be the highest granite spire in North America at the time.

St Mary's was named a Cathedral in 1833; it gained the title Basilica in 1950.

Address: St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica 1531 Grafton Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2Y3 Canada Religious affiliation: Catholic Date founded or constructed: 1820/06/09 Web site: [Web Link]

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