Within Saint Gregory's are a few stained glass windows, two of which were dedicated to past parishioners, and an indoor "Stations of the Cross", also dedicated to a past parishioner. This window was dedicated in loving memory of Santo Luigi Tonello (1895 - 1981). Santo was the husband of Yolanda Tonello, to whom the other dedicated window in the church was dedicated.
Natives of Italy, Yolanda and Santo have had a pole bean, the Tonello Bean, sold by
Annapolis Seeds, named after them. The bean comes from a handful of seeds "smuggled" into Canada by Santo returning from a trip to Italy.
Yolanda and Santo are both buried in Saint Gregory's Church Cemetery.
Tonello Bean
(Pole Bean) - A special Nova Scotia family heirloom. Brought to Canada from Italy by Santo Luigi Tonello. Santo and his wife Yolanda settled in Liverpool, NS in 1921 and on a return visit to Italy they brought back a small handful of these beans hidden in his shirt pocket. They've been thriving here ever since! A very prolific pole bean with large flat pods (green when small, maturing to yellow) and beautiful black seeds. A great multi-use bean, equally good fresh and dry.
From Annapolis Seeds