Eglise St. Jude, Belle Riviere, Ont.
Eglise St. Jude, Belle Riviere, Ont. |
Year: 1928 |
Publisher: Edition J. E. Evans |
Type(s): Postcard |
Identifier(s): No. 1046 |
Language: English |
Source: Mike Skreptak Collection; Box 1 |
Notes: Postmarked 1928?; St. Simon and St. Jude Church is located at 488 Charles Street in Belle River, Ontario; in 1834, a permanent mission at Belle River (the Mission of St. Jude) was established by the Quebec Bishop; the original church buildings were a log cabin erected in 1834, followed by a frame church built in 1848; the land for the current church was purchased by Fr. Jahan, the first pastor, in 1861 and the new church was built in 1868; it was officially named the Parish of St. Simon and St. Jude of Belle River when it was blessed on January 11th, 1869; the bell tower was erected about 1900, but was destroyed in a violent wind storm on November 19, 1919; the postcard is addressed to Mr. Arthur Anger. |
Subject(s): St. Simon and St. Jude Church (Belle River) Churches Charles Street (Belle River) |
Place(s): Belle River (Ontario) Lakeshore (Ontario) |
Rights: Public Domain |
Repository: University of Windsor. Leddy Library |
Tiff Image(s): Click links to download Tiff images: Tiff Image 1 , Tiff Image 2 |