St. Mary's Basilica, Halifax | |
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44°38′40″N 63°34′23.69″W / 44.64444°N 63.5732472°W | |
Location | 5221 Spring Garden Road Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1Z3 |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | stmcathedral.com/ |
History | |
Status | Cathedral, minor basilica |
Consecrated | 19 October 1899 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Norman-Gothic |
Specifications | |
Materials | Granite |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth |
Official name | St. Mary's Basilica National Historic Site of Canada |
Designated | 1997 |
Official name | St. Mary's Basilica |
Type | Provincially Registered Property |
Designated | April 4, 1984 |
Reference no. | 00PNS0025 |
St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica is a Gothic Revival Catholic cathedral located in the downtown core of Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia. It is the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth and is the largest Catholic church in the Archdiocese. Consecrated on 19 October 1899, it was made a basilica in 1950 by Pope Pius XII. The St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica boasts the tallest granite spire in North America.