La Basilique St. Mary

English

St. Mary holds a central position in the history of Roman Catholicism in Nova Scotia. Begun in 1820, the church demonstrated the enhanced ecclesiastical status of the province, which acquired its own Bishop in 1818, and witnessed enormous gains in the legal and social standing of Catholics. A major expansion and redecoration of the church between 1860 and 1874 reflected the growing confidence and importance of the Diocese. St. Mary, named a Basilica in 1950, is one of the first Roman Catholic cathedrals in Canada, and an imposing example of mature Gothic Revival architecture.


French


St. Mary a jou? un r?le important dans l?histoire de catholicisme en Nouvelle-?cosse. Sa construction, amorc?e in 1820 ? la suite de la nomination en 1818 d?un ?v?que, ainsi que sa r?novation et son agrandissement entrepris entre 1860 and 1874 t?moignent de l?influence croissante du clerg? et de l??mancipation juridique et sociale des catholiques dans la province. Nomm?e basilique en 1950, St. Mary, imposant exemple d?architecture n?o-gothique parvenue ? pleine maturit?, est l?une des premi?res cath?drales catholiques au Canada.

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