Page 16 ) The Trinity Church, ca. 1920 |
The Trinity Church was rebuilt quickly, considering the devastation of the
city following the fire. The cornerstone was laid on Monday, May 19th, 1879, in
honour of that 18th of May in 1783 when the first loyalists landed in Saint
John. On February 1st, 1880, the first service was held. The architecture of the Trinity Church is early Late English Gothic, combining an imposing solidity with a interior feeling of openness and grace. |
| The Trinity Church contains many stained glass windows. Along the aisles
and the south wall are depicted twelve saints, and in the chancel is a large
window depicting the events in the beginning and the end of the life of Jesus:
the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Visit of the Magi, the Presentation in the
Temple, Jesus in the Temple, the Last Supper, the Agony in the Garden, Jesus
before Pilate, the Crucifixion, the Burial, and finally the Resurrection. |
) Interior view, ca. 1920 |
) The altar and reredos |
In this closer view of the interior we see the reredos, which is an ornamental screen or free-standing wall. Carved of gilded wood, it is 12 feet long and 6 feet high. Its three panels depict the appearance of Jesus to Mary Magdalene, the Crucifixion, and the supper at Emmaus. Framing the panels are the carved figures of four saints; from left to right, Peter, Mark, Luke, and Paul. |
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