St. Paul's Church (Halifax)
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St. Paul's Church is an Anglican church in downtown Halifax Nova Scotia. Founded in 1749, it is the oldest Protestant church in Canada and the building, constructed in 1750, is the oldest surviving structure in the city of Halifax. The church was founded the same year as the Halifax colony. In 1787 St. Paul's was made a cathedral, the first Anglican cathedral outside the British Isles. Its territory covered everything from Newfoundland to present day Ontario. It remained a cathedral until 1865. For many decades it was one of the only places of worship in Halifax, and other Protestant groups would thus hold services in the building. It is located at the south end of the Grand Parade, an open square in downtown Halifax with Halifax City Hall at the northern end.
When the Mont-Blanc was destroyed in the Halifax Explosion, a piece of the ship was lodged into the wall of St. Paul's Church, where it remains today.
