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Fabian J. McDonald Memorial Window - St. Peter’s Bay, PEI

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An 1886 church, a 1928 church and a 1959 church, this building was graced with many stained glass windows, some dedicated, some simply donated.

Sitting high on a hill on the outskirts of St. Peter’s Bay, St. Peter’s Church is one of the first things one sees on approaching the community from the west. Set back from Highway 313 northwest of St. Peter’s Bay, the bright white building stands beside its large cemetery, with many white marble headstones from the nineteenth century. Inside the church, down each side of the nave, are stained glass windows, most dedicated to past members of the church. At least two have been dedicated to fallen soldiers of World War I.

This particular window was dedicated to Fabian J. McDonald who was killed in action in World War I. The window is inscribed thus:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
FABIAN J. McDONALD
VICTIM OF THE GREAT WAR
The history of St. Peter's goes back to 1830, with the construction of a church building beginning in that year and completion taking place in 1834. A larger brick church was constructed in the early 1880s, completed in 1886. Still unfinished inside, it opened for services in 1881.

On October 15, 1926 the bell tower was the recipient of a lightning strike which nearly burned the church down. The church was rebuilt, retaining the brick walls, reopening on July 1, 1928. It came to pass that the brick had been damaged to a greater extent than was first believed and the brick façade was replaced with wood framing in 1959.