Bells toll for anniversary: cathedral marks 100 years.Saskatoon Saskatoon (săskət  n`), city (1991 pop. 186,058), S central Sask., Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. The world was in a state of financial collapse in 1913 when the 44-metre spire of Saskatoon's Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist was capped on Oct. 11, symbolically marking the end of construction. The interior would not be completed for another five years, but a bell tower remained unfinished until this year. To prepare for the 100th anniversary of the parish, the congregation of St. John the Evangelist is finishing the long-neglected bell tower. The newly installed clock now peals the notes of Big Ben to mark the hours. Said Bill Latshaw, a parish member who conducts tours of the cathedral, "The chimes are the tubular ones from the original St. John's Church St. John's Church may refer to: In Armenia:
Archbishop Tom Morgan said the cathedral looks like it was designed for India, but somehow it found its way to Saskatoon. "With its red brick and terra cotta cot·ta n. pl. cot·tae or cot·tas A short surplice. [Medieval Latin, of Germanic origin.] exterior, it could easily have fit in India. There is certainly nothing like it anywhere else in Canada," said the archbishop. The cornerstone of the building was laid Sept. 2, 1912, by then-governor general, the Duke of Connaught. The first services were held in the church on Oct. 7, 1917. At that point, said St. John's current rector, Dean Susan Charbonneau, the building was not yet a cathedral. "That designation comes when a church is the see or seat of the bishop. That happened in 1932," said Ms. Charbonneau. Mr. Latshaw describes the design of the church as early English/Gothic or Gothic Revival Gothic revival, term designating a return to the building styles of the Middle Ages. Although the Gothic revival was practiced throughout Europe, it attained its greatest importance in the United States and England. . The exterior is finished with red brick from Redcliff, Alta., and Doulton terra cotta from Staffordshire, England. The Tyndall stone entrance 'steps exhibit numerous fossils. The interior of the cathedral is adorned with many examples of Doulton Carrara Ware, which imitates white marble. Most notable are the rood rood (r d), crucifix mounted above the entrance to the chancel and flanked by large figures of the Virgin and St. screen, lectern, pulpit, baptismal font, and high altar. Mr. Latshaw said the original cathedral design was meant to accommodate 1,100 people, but with the present new arrangement, it seats about 450. Some of the largest gatherings have been during Queen Elizabeth II's three visits and the attendance by two archbishops of Canterbury <onlyinclude> This is a list of the Archbishops of Canterbury. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the head of the established Church of England and, symbolically, of the worldwide Anglican Communion.</onlyinclude> From the time of St. . St. John's began as a parish in 1902 with only eight families plus individual members on the parish list. The first church was a wood frame building. The parish was named after St. John's Cathedral St. John's Cathedral, or Cathedral of St. John, or other variations on the name, with or without the suffix 'the Evangelist', may refer to: In Antigua:
The cathedral site, on Spadina Crescent, overlooking the South Saskatchewan River The South Saskatchewan River (French: rivière Saskatchewan Sud) is a major river in Canada that flows through the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. For the first half of the 20th century, the South Saskatchewan would completely freeze over during winter, , was put chased in 1911 for $19,000 and construction of the cathedral began soon after. Ms. Charbonneau is impressed by the spirit and vision of the early pioneers who built the structure. "I've been told that if this cathedral were to be built today, given the size of the city then and now, the building would be approximately the size of our sports arena, SaskPlace," said the dean. Darlene Polachic is a Saskatoon writer. |
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