The Story of the Basilica of St. John the Baptist
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It was a time when bishops spoke freely on political issues, whenever these infringed on the rights of their flock. It was a time when people marched in the thousands for the laying of the cornerstone in 1841, for the funeral of Bishop Fleming in 1850, and for the consecration of the cathedral on September 9, 1855. It was a time when people gave freely of their time and limited means: fencing the land, digging the foundation and hauling away gravel, and dragging great blocks of granite up from the harbour wharves to the construction site.
Today the Basilica-Cathedral is a visual testament to the grit and determination of the people of St. John’s and the bishops who led them. Each magnificent work of art tells its own story. The Dead Christ – 2,000 pounds and carved from a single block of marble. The memorial to Bishop Scallan – was the bishop actually excommunicated? And the old high altar – taken apart in 1955, but the controversy lives on.
Take a tour of the Basilica of St. John the Baptist – you will never see it in the same way again.
Shortlisted for the 2016 Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing
Susan Chalker Browne
Susan Chalker Browne is a writer living in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The Secret Life of a Funny Girl is her tenth book for children and her first young adult novel. Her other works include Goodness Gracious, Gulliver Mulligan; The Land of a Thousand Whales; and Freddy’s Day at the Races. Susan has won writing awards from the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Awards, the Cuffer Prize, and the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia Writing Competition. She is married to Dennis Browne and they have four grown children.
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