Category: church
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Bishops House
The Bishops House was established in 1850, the Diocese of Roseau encompasses the Commonwealth of Dominica and is a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.
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Church Tour
Visit the various churches in the city of Roseau. Church Tour Directions Churches: Methodist – Catholic – Bishops House – Anglican
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Morne Bruce Cross
The Morne Bruce Cross stands on the Morne, reached from the Botanical Gardens up a route called Jack’s Walk, named after the Union Jack (which flew here) because soldiers took it as a shortcut back from Roseau to the Garrison. It overlooks Roseau from above the Botanical Gardens, giving a bird’s eye view of the…
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Methodist Church
The Methodist Church (1787). Dr. Thomas Coke with three other itinerant Methodist preachers, John Baxter and William Hammet, arrived in Dominica, landing at Portsmouth on 5 January 1787. Coke and his party traveled on to Roseau where they met a mulatto woman – Mrs. Webley – who had been converted in Antigua under the preaching…
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St George’s Anglican Church
The Anglican Church came to Dominica as part of the British colonial administration in 1763 and in 1768 the original site of the church was the Newton Savannah. The wooden building however fell into ruin by 1790 and at the time the small Anglican community should little interest in repairing the old church or constructing…
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Lady of Fair Haven
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Fair Haven of Roseau started from humble beginnings & is rich with history. It was initially a small wood hut with a thatched roof made of locally available reed. Kalinago people built the cathedral in the local building tradition. In 1730, Father Guillaume Martel established a permanent church made…