Parishioners rally to save 1880s church that survived the Halifax explosion

An iconic landmark connected the northbound extremity of Halifax’s skyline — the St. Patrick’s Church steeple — has stood gangly since the aboriginal 1880s.

But pursuing information concerns from the municipality, the religion was closed successful June. Repair was initially estimated to outgo $12 million.

“I was ne'er disquieted for the information of the church. I cognize that it survived the Halifax explosion, each gale-force upwind and hurricane that came through,” parishioner John Murphy said.

Murphy says the religion and its parishioners person taken enactment to prevention the historical building.

“We enactment successful an entreaty with the papal nuncio successful Ottawa and that was subsequently sent connected to Rome,” helium said. “We’re hopeful that the entreaty volition beryllium palmy and the religion volition beryllium reopened.”

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It’s particularly pressing, helium says, arsenic a caller mapping task revealed Halifax’s peninsula has mislaid 87.2 per cent of its practice buildings.

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