St. Peter's Cemetery
301 Machleary Street, Nanaimo, Colombie-Britannique, V9R, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2002/07/10
Autre nom(s)
s/o
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1876/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2006/11/22
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
St. Peter's Cemetery is a small graveyard adjacent to Mount St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, located at the crest of a hill in one of Nanaimo's oldest neighbourhoods, adjacent to the downtown core. The historic place is limited to the legal boundaries of the cemetery.
Valeur patrimoniale
St. Peter's Cemetery is a rare, tangible link with Nanaimo's Roman Catholic heritage and speaks to the earliest ecclesiastic, social and spiritual history of Nanaimo. The first recorded burial took place in 1876, although the church was established in Nanaimo at least 15 years earlier. St. Peter's Cemetery is the only surviving single-denomination graveyard in Nanaimo. Still in active use, St. Peter's Cemetery is important as a communal, spiritual space and as a publicly accessible, outdoor history museum.
St. Peter's Cemetery is important as a green space in a dense residential neighbourhood. This peaceful oasis offers excellent views of the western section of the city.
Source: City of Nanaimo, Development Services Department
Éléments caractéristiques
The character-defining elements of St. Peter's Cemetery include:
- all the grave markers and mature trees and plantings within the legal boundaries of the cemetery.
- the cemetery's location in a residential neighbourhood at the crest of a hill, overlooking the western section of the city, and adjacent to the church.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Colombie-Britannique
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (C.-B.)
Loi habilitante
Local Government Act, art.954
Type de reconnaissance
Répertoire du patrimoine communautaire
Date de reconnaissance
2002/07/10
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
s/o
Thème - catégorie et type
- Établir une vie sociale et communautaire
- Les institutions religieuses
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Religion, rituel et funéraille
- Site funéraire, cimetière ou enclos
Historique
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
City of Nanaimo, Development Services Department
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
DgRx-119
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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