Saint Brigid's Church
The final mass in Saint Brigid's Roman Catholic Church is set to be celebrated 16 September 2007 at 10am. Parishioners are awaiting an 11th hour Vatican appeal to halt the sale of the 117 year-old building which was designated a heritage property in 1981 by the City of Ottawa.
According to a recent article in the Ottawa Citizen, "The archdiocese plans to amalgamate most of St. Brigid's parishioners with Notre-Dame Cathedral. An Irish community group has pledged to buy the property - including the rectory - for $450,000 and transform the building into an Irish-Canadian cultural centre. Patrick McDonald, a spokesman for the prospective owners, said the group would work to address the problem once the sale is finalized - expected later this month." Feel free to browse much more photos in these contact sheets: www.johnwmacdonald.com/stbrigids/ Comments
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Steve, thanks for dropping by. As for the murals - they've been back for awhile now I think. One of the caretakers showed me a large photo that was hanging on wall in the basement of the church. It did show the whitewashing you spoke off. Technically, he said it was wallpaper, but tantamount to the same thing. I have pics of these murals, too. Might post one or two more of these. I also have pics of the peeling paint, eroding limestone/sandstone, and leaky roof with water stains coming down the walls. But who'd want to see these...shameful, really.
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