Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine April 2018 | Page 586

Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception The is the largest church in the Caribbean, located at the square in Castries named after St. Lucian poet and Nobel Laureate, Derek Walcott. Built in 1897, it is 200 ft long (61 m) by 100 ft wide (30 m). A beautiful mural with intense colours designed by St. Lucian artist, Dunstan St.Omer decorates the church’s interior. The island’s African heritage is clearly depicted on the stained glass windows and dark-skinned religious figures within the church. This Cathedral is the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Lucia.