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Originally Posted by kwoldtimer
Given the city's history, I would have thought that it would be an Anglican or Presbyterian/United church.
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Non-Christian, EnvisionSaintJohn wondered. Non-Catholic I imagine you're correct. But I still think there would be a case for a synagogue. And there is the size of the building but also that of the congregation... the two may not necessarily line up.
Re: the use of "Basilica" and "Cathedral", I thought those were basically designations of types of Catholic churches? Cathedral being the seat of a Bishop within a diocese, while a Basilica is an important church regardless of who presides there?
Quebec has some stunning church architecture. Even the smaller towns have beautiful ones.
It's great that some of the Saint Boniface Cathedral was saved. Still a big loss, even for non-religious people like me.
In Ontario we're losing old churches as their congregations dwindle. Some have been saved for new purposes, some saved because congregations were merged, but in some cases services are now held in the condo towers that replaced the church property (either because the congregations could not afford the upkeep of their old church buildings or the land was just too valuable to avoid being sold... probably a combination of both in many instances)
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