Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: St Augustines stained glass window: St Augustine's Cathedral has some stunning and striking stained glass windows. Dating back to September 1875, the windows are part of the original design and are from F. Barnett of Leith. Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. Click HERE to submit your blog to be part of this daily feature. CLICK HERE to get a daily digest of PE Goodness straight into your inbox with the MyPE Monday to … [Read more...] about St Augustines stained glass window – Featured Blog
Augustine’s
St Augustine’s tour – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: St Augustine's tour: I got to see the inside of St Augustine's Cathedral for the first time a few weeks ago while on a tour of Route 67. The church isn't generally open like St Mary's on the other side of the Public Library, so if you want to see it you need to make special arrangements or alternatively just attend a service. Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. Click HERE to submit your blog to be part of this daily … [Read more...] about St Augustine’s tour – Featured Blog
The history of St. Augustine’s Cathedral – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: The history of St. Augustine’s Cathedral: When the first Catholic priest, Father George Corcoran, set foot in Port Elizabeth in 1840 it wasn't just a case of getting off the boat and taking up his position. No, he was shipwrecked in Cape St Francis and had to travel the last 100km to town on horseback. Once he arrived here he found that there were only 42 Catholics in the town. But the show had to go on and in the ensuing … [Read more...] about The history of St. Augustine’s Cathedral – Featured Blog
