Today’s Mystery is no ordinary home, and not only that, it has a great siting. See if you can figure out the mystery, and give us some of this story. Send your ideas to ebrck2@gmail.com, and include your hometown.
Jay Altman of Columbia, S.C. recognized the last mystery, saying: “It is St. Dunstan’s Basilica, the cathedral of the Diocese of Charlottetown, at 45 Great George Street, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is named for St. Dunstan, the Anglo Saxon saint from Glastonbury. The original St Dunstan’s Cathedral was built from 1897 to 1907. The present stone structure was built between 1913 and 1919 after a fire destroyed the original cathedral in 1913 in the Gothic Revival architectural style. n 1929, ten years after its completion, the church was blessed by Pope Pius XI as a basilica. The church remains one of the 27 basilicas in Canada.” The photo came from Cathy Loew of Peachtree Corners.
Others recognizing it included Stew Ogilvie, Rehobeth, Ala.; George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; and Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas, who added: “What makes this basilica particularly unique is the fact that it features nearly 300 representations of angels, making it one of the most angelically themed churches in North America. The angels appear in stained-glass windows, light fixtures, wood carvings, and ceiling sculptures and paintings — a thematic consistency that many visitors overlook.”
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