Our Lady of Perpetual Help - Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador
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the bell tower of a roman catholic church located in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador
Waymark Code: WMRXK2
Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Date Posted: 08/18/2016
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This roman catholic church is located on Hudson Drive in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
According to Wikipedia, "the Basilica of our Lady of Perpetual Help is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and former cathedral dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary located in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The basilica is under the circumscription of the Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador. The church was completed in 1962, and served as the cathedral of the former Diocese of Labrador City–Schefferville. The basilica was decreed on June 1, 2007.
Fr. Jacques Laperriere, OMI, visiting from Schefferville, Quebec, said the first mass at Christmas 1959. It was held in a mine garage. The bishop appointed Fr. Theodore Roussel, OMI, as the first pastor in 1960. He led the drive to build the first church.
In response to Bishop Peter Sutton, OMI, request, Pope Paul VI decreed in 1976 that the church become a co-cathedral with the one at Schefferville. When mining stopped in Schefferville, the Episcopal see was transferred to Labrador City in 1980, raising the status of Our Lady of Perpetual Help to a cathedral.
In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI decreed that the cathedral was a basilica. It was the second basilica in the province and the twenty-first in Canada".
The architectural style of the basilica may be described as gothic. The nave is rectangular with a simple bell tower/steeple at one corner. The square bell tower with three bells has an square steeple. Atop the steeple is a conical spire, completely wrapped in sheet metal, with a cross above. The edifice was build from a local stone.
According to Wikipedia, "Labrador City is a town in western Labrador (part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador), near the Quebec border with a population of 9,354 as of 2013. Neighbouring Labrador City is Wabush, a smaller town with a population of approximately 1,861 as of 2011. Together, the "twin towns" are known as Labrador West.
Labrador City was founded in 1960s to accommodate employees of the Iron Ore Company of Canada, and iron ore mining continues to be the primary industry in the town".
Source: Wikipedia & so on.
5 Hudson Drive
Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
A2V 2K6
Address of Tower:
5 Hudson Drive
Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
A2V 2K6
Still Operational: yes
Number of bells in tower?: 3
Relevant website?: [Web Link]
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Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Unknown
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