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SAINT LUCIA IS HOME OF THE LARGEST CATHEDRAL IN THE CARIBBEAN 26 Built in 1897,Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is the largest church in the Caribbean, measuring 200 feet long (61 m) and 100 feet wide (30 m). once told the telegraph, "I painted the whole thing in just seven days with a tiny brush and not enough paint. I finished at two o'clock on Easter Day in 1973. The service began at three." In 1999, the Cathedral received the honorary status of Minor Basilica. Citation: Francis, B. (2015, February 24) Castries, St. Lucia (1650 – ). Retrieved from https://www.blackpast.org/african-american- history/castries-st-lucia-1650/ Attribution: Edgar El  Painted by the designer of the Saint Lucia flag, Sir Dunstan St.Omer https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/centralam ericaandcaribbean/saintlucia/722278/St-Lucia- Michelangelo-of-the-Caribbean.html