SAINT LUCIA IS HOME
OF THE LARGEST
CATHEDRAL IN THE
CARIBBEAN
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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
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