All Souls' Chapel (Prince Edward Island)

Coordinates: 46°14′02″N 63°07′58″W / 46.234008°N 63.132656°W / 46.234008; -63.132656
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All Souls' Chapel
Style
High Victorian Gothic
Specifications
MaterialsSandstone
Official nameAll Souls Chapel National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1990
TypeCity of Charlottetown Heritage Resource
Designated1979

All Souls' Chapel is a historic chapel attached to St. Peter's Cathedral in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Built of Prince Edward Island sandstone in the High Victorian Gothic style of architecture, it overlooks Rochford Square.

History

All Souls' Chapel was built in 1888 as a memorial to Father George Hodgson, the first "priest-incumbent" of St. Peter's Cathedral, to a design by the noted

St. Paul
, carry the instruments used to put them to death.

A tabernacle containing the

St. James the Just as a memorial to Canon James Simpson, who played an important role in planning the chapel. The round painting above the reredos is of Christ ascending to Heaven, and has been a treasured icon
to generations of cathedral parishioners. The chapel was built by Lowe Brothers of Charlottetown and the woodwork was carved by Messrs Whitlock and Doull.

In 1990, All Souls' Chapel was designated a National Historic Site of Canada.[1] An exterior plaque in recognition of this designation was dedicated at a special ceremony in July 1994. The chapel had already been designated a heritage resource by the City of Charlottetown in 1979.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ All Souls' Chapel. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  2. ^ 7 All Souls' Lane / All Souls' Chapel. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

External links

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