St. Mary's Cathedral turns 50 in 2007

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St. Mary's Cathedral turns 50 in 2007

Postby newsposter » Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:40 pm

St. Mary's turns 50: Year of events planned to mark diamond jubilee

Link to the Cathedral including a brief history: http://www.stmaryscalgary.com/

Herald story excerpt December 09, 2006, Graeme Morton:
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/new ... 03b3936525

...Events are planned throughout the coming year to mark the diamond jubilee of the opening of the Maxwell Bates-designed church, a landmark on the southern outskirts of Calgary's downtown core.

... an updated pictorial parish directory is one of the major projects to bring the congregation closer together.

...The foundations for the original St. Mary's were laid on the site of the present cathedral in 1887, with the double-domed building completed two years later. The weathered sandstone cornerstone for that building still rests in the present cathedral....


The 'new' St. Mary's by architect Maxwell Bates in 1957
More on Maxwell Bates: http://www.maxwellbates.net/english/
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