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| Keywords: St-John's Church Belize, 1825.jpg en 1825 engraving showing St John's the Baptist Church of Belize British Honduras The foundation stone of the church was laid in 1812 and work was completed in 1820 The church was built by slave labour using bricks used as ballast aboard ships It was first described as an Episcopalian church at its inception but with the arrival of the new rector Dr Matthew Newport in 1824 it became strictly Anglican <br> In 1825 and 1845 two kings of the Mosquito Coast were to be crowned in St John's by the Rev Newport British Honduras was constituted as a diocese in 1883 and St John's became St John's Cathedral n 1891 http //www belizechurchassociation org uk/ /belize-cathedral-200-years/4565495817 <br> This engraving was published as the frontispiece page of the book The Honduras Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge 1825 The caption reads View of St-John ™s Church in Belize Honduras The First British Episcopalian Church founded in Spanish America ~ 1825 King's College Online Exhibitions http //www kingscollections org/exhibitions/specialcollections/latin-america/british-emigration/honduras-society Unknown c 1825 other versions PD-old-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard St John's Cathedral Belize City | ||||
