Queenston Historic Buildings 2 - St Saviour Anglican Church

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The northern corner of the church.

The front of the church faces east towards the Niagara River.

A Brief History

St. Saviour Anglican Church is dedicated to Major General Sir Isaac Brock, whose monument stands tall in Queenston Heights Park. Reverend Brooke Bridges Stevens established the parish in 1817, 5 years after Brock's death at the Battle of Queenston Heights. The first church for the parish was built sometime between 1817-1820, but was struck by lightning around 1840. It was replaced by the current St. Saviour Church in 1879. On October 9th, 1977, the parish celebrated its 160th anniversary, where notable figures such as Archbishop E. W. Scott, Anglican Primate of Canada, made appearances and dedicated the plaque shown above describing the history of St. Saviour. The dedication of the "bronze historical plaque noting in brief the history of the church" was referenced in a news article titled "Church members will mark 160th anniversary of parish". The article highlighted the importance of the presence of the Anglican Primate of Canada at the proceedings, as well as the history of the church and its ties to the colonial founding of Canada (1977).

The 150th Anniversary of Brock's Death

Accessiblilty

Both main entrances to the church have steps leading to them, making it not accessible to those with mobility impairments. However, the outside of the property is accessible.

Address

12 Princess Street
Queenston, ON
Canada L0S 1L0

Contact

Phone: (905) 262-5111
Email: info@stsavioursanglicanqueenston.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stsavioursqueenston/

References

Church dedicated to Brock's memory services mark anniversary of his death. (1962, October 12). Found within Queenston, history and historic buildings, Dewey Decimal: 971.338 Que. St. Catharines Public Library.

Church members will mark 160^th anniversary of parish. (1977, October 6). Found within Queenston, history and historic buildings, Dewey Decimal: 971.338 Que. St. Catharines Public Library.

@stsavioursqueenston. Facebook, 15 May 2018, 8:30a.m., https://www.facebook.com/stsavioursqueenston/photo...

Any newspaper articles referenced can be found in the Special Collections of the St. Catharines Public Library. It is highly recommended that anyone interested in the community and colonial history of Queenston (or many other locations in Niagara) go to the library to have a look! More information on their website: https://www.myscpl.ca/

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