St. Paul's Church (Halifax)

St. Paul's Church is an evangelical Anglican church in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, within the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island of the Anglican Church of Canada. It is located at the south end of the Grand Parade, an open square in downtown Halifax with Halifax City Hall at the northern end.

The church is modelled after Marybone Chapel in Westminster, London, which was designed by controversial architect James Gibbs, the architect of St Martin-in-the-Fields at Trafalgar Square.

Built during Father Le Loutre's War, it is the oldest surviving Protestant church in Canada and the oldest building in Halifax. There is also a crypt below the church. Close to the church is the Old Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia), St. Paul's Church Cemetery. The official chapel of the church was the Little Dutch (Deutsch) Church.

Saint Paul's was designated a National Historic Sites of Canada, National Historic Site of Canada in 1981. In 1981, it was designated a Municipal Registered Heritage Property by the former City of Halifax, and in 1983 it was designated a Provincially Registered Heritage Property both under the provincial Heritage Property Act (Nova Scotia), Heritage Property Act.

History

St. Paul's Church was founded in 1749 (the same year as the Halifax colony). The construction was begun in 1750 and is based on the ground plan of James Gibbs, Gibbs' Marybone Chapel (later St. Peter's, Vere Street) in London, with later additions such as a larger tower. The Reverend William Tutty (1715–1754) opened the church on 2 September 1750. Rev. William Tutty was the first minister (1750–54); followed by Rev. John Breynton (1754–91) and Thomas Wood (reverend), Rev. Thomas Wood (1752–64), who served at the same time. The church also served as the site for the initial congregation of St. Matthew's United Church (Halifax) until this church was built.

During the French and Indian War (the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War), the church was the site of the burials of two prominent Nova Scotians: Governor Charles Lawrence (British Army officer), Charles Lawrence (d.1760) and Catholic Priest Pierre Maillard (d.1762), the latter ceremony was attended by a large number of Mi'kmaq people. (Also during the war, the church was where Horatio Gates married Elizabeth Phillips in 1754.) Soon after the war, Vice-Admiral Philip Durell (d. 1766) was buried after having participated in the Siege of Louisbourg (1758) and the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, Siege of Quebec (1759).

During the American Revolution the church held funerals for Francis McLean (British army officer), Francis McLean (d. 1781) who defended New Ireland (Maine) during the war; Capt Henry Francis Evans (d.1781) who died in the action of 21 July 1781, Naval Battle off Cape Breton (1781); Baron Oberst Franz Carl Erdmann von Seitz Hatchment (d.1782) who was the commander of the Hessian (soldiers), Hessian soldiers that defended Lunenburg in the Raid on Lunenburg (1782); and Governor Michael Francklin (d. 1782), whose funeral was also attended by a large number of Mi'kmaq people.

After the American Revolution, with the creation of the Anglican Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, Diocese of Nova Scotia in 1787, St. Paul's was given the cathedra, Bishop's seat, making it the first Anglican cathedral outside of Great Britain. It served as the cathedral from 1787 to 1864. The diocese included Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, St. Johns (now Prince Edward Island), and across Quebec and Ontario to Windsor, and Bermuda. For many decades it was one of the few places of worship in Halifax, and other denominations would thus hold services in the building.

During the Halifax Explosion of 1917, a piece of wooden window frame from another building was lodged into the wall of St. Paul's Church, where it remains today.

Prominent monuments

Men

File:FracisMcLeanPlaqueStPaulsChurchHalifaxNovaScotia.jpg, Brigadier (United Kingdom), Brigadier General Francis McLean (British army officer), Francis McLean – defended New Ireland (Maine) during American Revolution, died 1781 – oldest monument in church
File:Lord Charles Greville Montagu, South Carolina Governor.jpg, (Loyalist (American Revolution), Loyalist) List of colonial governors of South Carolina, Governor of South Carolina Lord Charles Montagu
File:Peter Waterhouse, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Lt.-Col. Peter Waterhouse (military officer), Peter Waterhouse by Lancelot Edward Wood (Chelsea, London, Chelsea, London), fought in the Battle of Corunna
File:John James Snodgrass, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Lt.-Col. John James Snodgrass, fought in Battle of Waterloo (1815)
File:Charles and John Inglis memorial, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, First Anglican Bishop in North America Charles Inglis (bishop), Charles Inglis
File:Richard John Uniacke, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Abolitionist Attorney General Richard John Uniacke
File:Sampson Salters Blowers, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Chief Justice Sampson Salter Blowers, died 1842 – loyalist, instrumental in Black Nova Scotians#Abolition of slavery, 1787–1812, ending slavery in Nova Scotia
File:Brenton Halliburton, St Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Chief Justice Brenton Halliburton, died 1860, presided over the Libel trial of Joseph Howe
File:John Ritchie window, St. Paul's church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Fathers of Confederation, Father of Confederation Hon. John William Ritchie, died 1890
File:Sir John Harvey, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.jpg, John Harvey (British Army officer), Lt. Gov. Sir John Harvey, fought in Battle of Crysler's Farm
File:Sir John Wentworth, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Lt. Gov. Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet, John Wentworth, Col of Royal Nova Scotia Regiment

Women

File:Eliza Ussher Plaque, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.jpg, Captain Sir Thomas Ussher's wife Eliza Ussher, died 1835 (large tomb in St. Paul's cemetery)
File:Herbert Sawyer's Daughter Plaque, St Paul's Church, Halifax.jpg, Commander-in-Chief, North American Station Rear Admiral Herbert Sawyer (1730–1798), Herbert Sawyer's daughter Sophia Sawyer, died 1788
File:Esther Rowlands Monument, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, David Rowlands (surgeon), Dr. David Rowlands' wife Esther Rowlands (gravestone in St. Paul's cemetery)
File:ElizaRitchieLibraryArchivesCanada.jpg, Suffragist Eliza Ritchie (d.1933) and Sisters windows
File:Isabella Binney Cogswell, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Philanthropist and Business woman Isabella Binney Cogswell, died1874

Silver communion service

The service originally consisted of five pieces: four pieces have the mark of George I of Great Britain, King George I (2 flagons, a Chalice and an alms receiver). Two of these pieces also have the mark of Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Queen Anne (a flagon and the alms receiver), which are dated 1713. The fifth piece – the paten – was damaged and melted down around 1819. All the pieces are made from Britannia silver. In 1783, Governor Parr had the service given to St. Paul's.

The silversmith Francis Garthorne (1641–1729) marked all of the pieces with a "G" encircling a small Roman capital A. Garthorne's work is in the collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Royal Collection Trust. He created five of the ten Ceremonial maces now on display in the Jewel House at the Tower of London.

Sculptures

Some of the monuments in the church showcase sculptures by England's leading sculptors during the nineteenth century. All of whom exhibited their work at the Royal Academy of Arts and have their work in the National Portrait Gallery, London, National Portrait Gallery (London), the Tate, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts State House, Trafalgar Square, St Paul's Cathedral, Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey.

There are two stone carvings by Samuel Nixon (sculptor), Samuel Nixon, one of a shipwreck and the other of the Parable of the Good Samaritan. Nixon was commissioned by the City of London to create a statue of King William IV of the United Kingdom, William IV (1844), which Gentleman's Magazine called "a masterpiece" and an example of "artistic genius."

Another sculpture was created by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey (for Amelia Ann Smyth). Chantrey's most notable works include the statues of King George IV (Trafalgar Square); King George III of the United Kingdom, George III (Guildhall, London, Guildhall), and George Washington (Massachusetts State House). He also executed four monuments to military heroes for St Paul's Cathedral. (Chantrey's sculpture of Sir Walter Scott was commissioned for Victoria Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia.)

There is also a sculpture by Richard Westmacott (the younger), Richard Westmacott III (for Sampson Salter Blowers). Westmacoott was the son of Sir Richard Westmacott. Among Westmacott III's most notable works is the pediment of the Royal Exchange (London), Royal Exchange (London); the monument commemorating Sir John Franklin (Greenwich Hospital (London), Greenwich Hospital). (Westmacott's uncle architect John Westmacott (d. 1816) is buried in the Old Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia), Old Burying Ground in Halifax, Nova Scotia.)

There is a sculpture in St. Paul's Church by John Gibson (sculptor), John Gibson (for Richard John Uniacke, Jr.) and a monument by William F. Woodington (Henry Hezekiah Cogswell's monument to his children). Woodington's work includes statues on Westminster Bridge, Nelson's Column (Trafalgar Square), St. Paul's Cathedral, and the House of Lords.

File:Richard Westmacott Jr. (1799-1872).png, Richard Westmacott (the younger), Richard Westmacott III (1799–1872)
File:Sampson Salter Blowers Monument by unknown, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Monument by Richard Westmacott (the younger), Richard Westmacott III (for Sampson Salter Blowers, 1842)
File:Hibbert Newton Binney's son Monument by Samuel Nixon, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Shipwreck by Samuel Nixon (sculptor), Samuel Nixon (for Hibbert Newton Binney's son and 11 lost crew) (1835)
File:William Bruce Almon monument by Samuel Nixon, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Parable of the Good Samaritan by Samuel Nixon (sculptor), Samuel Nixon (for William Bruce Almon, 1840)
File:Francis Leggatt Chantrey (1782-1841' by Henri Bone after John Jackson.jpg, Francis Leggatt Chantrey
File:George Stracey Smyth's wife monument by Francis Leggatt Chantrey, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Monument by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey (for George Stracey Smyth's wife, 1817)
File:John Gibson by Margaret Sarah Carpenter (née Geddes).jpg, John Gibson (sculptor), John Gibson
File:Richard John Uniacke Monument by John Gibson (inset) 2.jpg, Monument by John Gibson (sculptor), John Gibson, Via Fontanella Studio, Rome (for Richard John Uniacke, Jr., 1834)
File:William F. Woodington (1806 – 1893).png, William F. Woodington (1806–1893)
File:Henry H. Cogswell children's monument, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, William F. Woodington (for Henry Hezekiah Cogswell's monument to his children, 1839)

Ministers (1749–1824)

* Rev. William Tutty (1749–1752) and his assistant, Rev. William Anwyl (1749–1750),
* Rev. Jean-Baptiste Moreau (clergyman) (1750–1753) took on the role of Tutty's assistant; later became the 1st minister of St. John's Anglican Church (Lunenburg)
* Rev. Thomas Wood (1752–1764) (assistant); 1st minister at Annapolis; buried at Garrison Cemetery (Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia)
*Rev. John Breynton (1753–1791), first Rector (ecclesiastical), Rector
* Charles Inglis, 1st Bishop of Nova Scotia, (1781), only minister buried in crypt
* Rev. Joshua Wingate Weeks (1785–1791), brother-in-law of Rev. Jacob Bailey (author), Jacob Bailey
*Rev. Robert Stanser (1791–1816), 2nd Bishop – his wife Mary Stanser, died 1815, is buried in the crypt
*Rev. John Inglis (bishop), John Inglis (1816–1824), 3rd Bishop (appointed 1825, father of John Eardley Inglis).
* Rev. John Thomas Twining (curate) (1817)
* Rev. William Cogswell (minister) (Henry Hezekiah Cogswell's son) (curate), (1833–1847)
* Rev. Robert Willis (minister) (1824–1865)

File:Jean-Baptiste Moreau Silhouette , St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Jean-Baptiste Moreau (clergyman)
File:RevThomasWood.png, Thomas Wood (reverend), Reverend Thomas Wood (1752–1764)
File:John Breynton.png, John Breynton
File:Charles Inglis by Robert Field.jpg, Charles Inglis (bishop), Charles Inglis. died 1816, 1st bishop
File:Rev. Robert Stanser, Halifax, Nova Scotia.png, Rev. Robert Stanser, 2nd Bishop
File:John Inglis.jpg, Rev. John Inglis (bishop), John Inglis, 3rd Bishop
File:Rev. William Cogswell, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Rev. William Cogswell, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia
File:Rev. Robert Willis portrait, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Rev. Robert Willis, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia

The crypt and commemorations

The crypt contains the remains of 20 congregants which are listed below. Also indicated below are those that have been commemorated in the church through a plaque, a Funerary hatchment, hatchment or a window.

Founders of Halifax

File:GovernorOfNovaScotiaCharlesLawrence.jpg, Charles Lawrence (British Army officer), Charles Lawrence. died 1760, Governor of Nova Scotia, 1st person buried in the crypt; participated in the Battle at Chignecto and Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
File:CharlesMorrisStPaulsChurchHalifaxNovaScotia.jpg, Charles Morris (surveyor general), Charles Morris, died 1781 – Battle of Grand Pré; 2nd Chief Justice (1776–1778) (hatchment)
File:MichaelFrancklinByJohnSingletonCopely.JPG, Michael Francklin, died 1782
File:RichardBulkeleyHalifaxNovaScotia.JPG, Richard Bulkeley (governor), Richard Bulkeley, died 1800
File:Captain Philip Durell.jpg, Captain Philip Durell, died 1786 (Siege of Louisbourg (1745), Sieges of Louisbourg in 1745 and Siege of Louisbourg (1758), 1758)
File:Cornwall Bulkeley Nesbitt Plaque, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Edward Cornwallis, Richard Bulkeley (civil servant), Richard Bulkeley, William Nesbitt (Nova Scotia politician), William Nesbitt Plaque
File:MontagueWilmot.jpg, Montague Wilmot
File:Henry Newton, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Henry Newton (Canadian politician), Henry Newton, died 1802

American Revolution

File:PenobscotExpeditionBySerres.jpg, Francis McLean (British army officer), Francis McLean – led land forces to protect New Ireland (Maine) during American Revolution, died 1781 – oldest stone memorial in church
File:Baron Oberst Franz Carl Erdmann von SeitzHatchmentStPaulsHalifaxNovaScotia.JPG, Baron Oberst Franz Carl Erdmann von Seitz Hatchment, died 1782 - Hessian (soldiers), Hessian Commander
File:Lord Charles Montagu, South Carolina Governor.png, Lord Charles Montagu, (Loyalist) List of colonial governors of South Carolina, Governor of South Carolina (1766–1773)
File:Combat naval de Louisbourg 1781.jpg, Capt Henry Francis Evans - led the naval Penobscot Expedition, forces to protect New Ireland; killed in the Action of 21 July 1781, Naval Battle off Cape Breton (1781)(plaque)
File:John Parr 1780.png, John Parr (governor), John Parr, died 1791, Governor of Nova Scotia, settled Loyalists in the colony (1782–1891)
File:Chief Justice Bryan Finucane.jpg, Chief Justice Bryan Finucane, died 1785, 3rd chief justice (1778–1785)
File:Sampson Salter Blowers 2.jpg, Chief Justice Sampson Salter Blowers, died 1842 – loyalist, instrumental in Black Nova Scotians#Abolition of slavery, 1787–1812, ending slavery in Nova Scotia (memorial template)

* Lieutenant General William Neville Gardiner, died 1806, (crypt, no plaque) fought alongside Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, William Howe in the Philadelphia campaign (1777) and was wounded in the Battle of Monmouth.

French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1802)

File:JohnWentworthByRobertField.jpg, Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet, John Wentworth, died 1820, Governor of Nova Scotia (1792–1808)
Vice-Admiral Sir Andrew Mitchell, 1757-1806.jpg, Vice-Admiral Andrew Mitchell (Royal Navy officer), Andrew Mitchell, Commander-in-Chief, North American Station (1802–1806) wife, Lady Mary Mitchell, died 1825 – daughter of Richard John Uniacke

* Lieutenant Colonel David Meredith, died 1809

Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815)

File:Gravestone, HMS Shannon, 1813, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Gravestone for two crew members, , 1813
File:Captain Sir Thomas Ussher (1779–1848).png, Captain Sir Thomas Ussher's wife Eliza Ussher, died 1835 (plaque)
File:Herbert Sawyer (1783–1833) by Robert Field.jpg, Herbert Sawyer's sister Sophia Sawyer, died 1788 (crypt, plaque) – Daughter of Rear Admiral Herbert Sawyer (1730–1798), Herbert Sawyer, Commander-in-Chief, North American Station (1785–1789)
File:Esther Rowlands Monument, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, David Rowlands (surgeon), Dr. David Rowlands' wife Esther Rowlands Monument

* Lt. Col. Peter Waterhouse (military officer), c. 1823 81st Regiment of Foot (plaque; tomb in Old Burying Ground)
* Lieutenant-Colonel John James Snodgrass (1796–1841), a British military officer, fought in the Battle of Waterloo (1815) and was an aide-de-camp to Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet and author. (plaque; tomb in Old Burying Ground)
*John George Deware (Dewar), HMS ''Rose'', died 1830 (plaque; also gravestone in St. Paul's cemetery, and commemorative headstone in Borthwick Churchyard, Borthwick, Midlothian.)

Second Boer War

* Stanley Banfield, d. , 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles (plaque)
* Capt. John Halliburton Laurie, died 1901, son of John Wimburn Laurie (plaque)

WW1

File:George Brenton Laurie Halifax Nova Scotia.png, George Brenton Laurie, died 1915, son of John Wimburn Laurie, (plaque)
File:WW1DoorWayMonumentStPaulsChurchHalifaxNovaScotia.jpg, WW1 Doorway Arch - engraved with names of Nova Scotians who died (also commemorating William James Armitage who gathered the names of the war dead)

Other

* Lt. Gov. of Nova Scotia Peregrine Maitland's infant son George Bertie Maitland, (crypt) died 1831
*Rear admiral Leonard W. Murray, died 1971 – ashes in the Naval Columbarium (Naval Vault)
*Alfred Gilpin Jones
* Charles Francis Norton, died 1835, 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot, 52nd Light Infantry (monument)
* Capt. Douglas, HMS ''Sylph'', died 1813
*Sarah Mudge, died 1818 (crypt)
* Captain John Oakes Hardy (Okes)'s, of , wife Susan (Woodcock) Hardy, daughter of Dr. Edward Woodcock rector at Watford (member of Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge); married at Edmonton Hundred, Edmonton, Middlesex, England, m. 1794, died 1799; Hardy commanding HMS ''St. Albans'' was part of the capture of ''l'Elizabeth'' French frigate, under Vice-Admiral George Murray (Royal Navy officer, born 1759), George Murray, Aug, 28, 1796; Hardy commanding HMS ''Courageux'' for reduction of St. Lucia, 22 June 1803.
* Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres – Governor of Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton is buried at St. George's (Round) Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia, St. George's Church
* Window for Jane Tremaine, Sunday school Teacher for 65 years; only memorial Window destroyed in the explosion

Prominent families

Uniacke Family

The family of Richard John Uniacke dominates the plaques and monuments in St. Paul's Church. On separate occasions, two Uniacke family members stood trial for murder.

File:RichardJohnUniackeByRobertField.jpg, Richard John Uniacke
File:Martha Uniacke.jpg, Martha Uniacke
File:Mary Mitchell, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Mary (Uniacke) Mitchell (wife of Andrew Mitchell (Royal Navy officer), Andrew Mitchell)
File:Norman Fitzgerald Uniacke, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Norman Fitzgerald Uniacke
File:RichardJohnUniackeJrMiniatureOnIvory.jpg, Richard John Uniacke, Jr.
File:Andrew Mitchell Uniacke.jpg, Andrew Mitchell Uniacke
File:Robie Uniacke window, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Robie Uniacke window, died 1904

Almon Family

The memorials to the family of Dr. William James Almon also dominant the church. There were four generations of doctors in the family that had a significant impact on the field of medicine in the province.

File:William James Almon by Robert Field, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, William James Almon, died 1817
File:Rebecca Byles Almon by Robert Field.png, Rebecca Byles Almon, died 1852, (plaque) wife of William James Almon; oldest child of Mather Byles (loyalist), Mather Byles
File:William Bruce Almond monument, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, William Bruce Almon, died 1840
File:William Johnston Almon 1873.jpg, William Johnston Almon, died 1901

* Amelia Rebecca (Almon) Ritchie – daughter of William Bruce Almon – memorial plaque
* John Egan Almon, died 1917 (plaque)
* William Bruce Almon (1875–1940) (plaque)

Cogswell Family

The memorials to the family of Henry Hezekiah Cogswell also dominate the church. There are monuments placed to four of his children, three of which died while Henry was alive. His son Rev. William became a celebrated orator and author.

File:HenryHezekiahCogswell.jpg, Henry Hezekiah Cogswell
File:Henry H. Cogswell children's monument, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Henry H. Cogswell children's monument by William F. Woodington
File:Isabella Binney Cogswell, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Cogswell monument to his daughter Isabella Binney Cogswell
File:Rev. William Cogswell, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Rev. William Cogswell
File:Rev. William Cogswell Monument, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Rev. William Cogswell Monument

Ritchie Family

The memorials to the family of Hon. John William Ritchie also dominant the church. There are memorial windows placed for a son and five of his daughters. His twelve children donated money for the memorial window on the south side of the church.

File:John William Ritchie by William Valentine.png, Hon. John William Ritchie, died 1890 – Fathers of Confederation, Father of Confederation
File:Ritchie Sisters Windows, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Suffragist Eliza Ritchie (d.1933) and Sisters window
File:Ella Almon Ritchie, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Ella Almon Ritchie
File:Joseph Norman Ritchie, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Joseph Norman Ritchie
File:Thomas Ritchie, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Thomas Ritchie

Notable events

Marriages

File:HoratioGatesByStuart crop.jpg, Horatio Gates is married to Elizabeth Phillips on October 20, 1754
File:Thomas Hardy - Project Gutenberg eText 16914.jpg, Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, married daughter of Sir George Cranfield Berkeley, 17 November 1807

Funerals

File:Pierre Malliard Plaque.jpg, Catholic Priest Pierre Maillard funeral is attended by large number of Mi'kmaq (1762)
File:MichaelFrancklinByJohnSingletonCopely.JPG, NS Governor Michael Francklin funeral is attended by a large number of Mi'kmaq (1782)
File:John Winslow - Project Gutenberg etext 20110.jpg, Funeral of John Winslow (British Army officer), John Winslow's brother Edward Winslow, died 1784
File:RichardBulkeleyHalifaxNovaScotia.JPG, Funeral for Richard Bulkeley (governor), Richard Bulkeley, died 1800, was "the largest ever seen in Halifax."
File:JamesLawrenceATcommons.jpg, Captain James Lawrence, (1813)

Royal visits

* Saint Paul's has a royal pew, and many royal guests have visited, including the father of Queen Victoria, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Prince Edward, and Princesses Michael (1984), Margaret, Alexandra, and Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II), and Prince Edward in 1987. However, George V of the United Kingdom, HRH Prince George, later to become King George V of the United Kingdom, declined to use the royal pew during his visits to Halifax as the commander of (1891).

File:William IV by Sir Martin Archer Shee.jpg, Prince William Henry - later William IV of the United Kingdom, King William IV attended (1786)
File:Prince Edward By William J Weaver.png, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Prince Edward attended (1794)
File:Prince Albert Edward Prince of Wales later King Edward VII by Sergei Levitsky.jpg, Prince Edward, later King Edward VII attended (1860)
File:Kinggeorgev1928.jpg, George V (1891)

Halifax Explosion

St. Paul's Church played a significant role in the Halifax Explosion. Doctors used the church as an emergency hospital, using the two Sacristy, vestries to tend to the wounded, while the bodies of the dead were stacked on top of each other around the walls of the nave.http://www.stpaulshalifax.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/St.-Pauls-and-the-Great-War-The-Halifax-Explosion.pdf Only one stained glass window was broken in the church; however, most of the other windows were smashed, and there were wide cracks in the roof. It was the only church in the city considered safe enough to conduct a service the following day. All the congregations used the church to conduct funerals.

There remains two artifacts in the church from this disaster: the "Explosion Window", which shattered to form a silhouette of a man's head and shoulders. The congregation concluded that the silhouette is the likeness of Abbe Moreau, who arrived with Cornwallis. There is also a piece of a steel window frame that remains embedded in the wall of the Entryway, vestibule above the inside doors to the church.

See also

* Little Dutch (Deutsch) Church
*St. Matthew's United Church (Halifax)
*St. John's Anglican Church (Lunenburg)
* List of oldest buildings and structures in Halifax, Nova Scotia
* History of the Halifax Regional Municipality
*History of Nova Scotia
*Military history of Nova Scotia
* List of oldest buildings in Canada

References

Texts
* J. Philip McAleer. A pictorial history of St. Paul's Anglican Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia 1 edition Appendix 2, 1993
*
Memorials at St. Paul's Church, Acadiensis, p. 58

History of St. Paul's Church. PART 1. Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical SocietyHistory of St. Paul's Church. PART 2. Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society
*C.E. Thomas. St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Revisited. Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society. 1961. Vol. 33, pp. 26–27.
* Harris, V, The Church of St Paul, Halifax, Nova Scotia 1749–1949 (Toronto: 1949)
* The Chancel of St. Paul's Anglican Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia: Form Follows Convenience by J. PHILIP McALEER RACAR: revue d'art canadienne / Canadian Art Review, Vol. 17, No. 1 (1990), pp. 46–53, 99–101

Endnotes

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