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'''St Patrick's Basilica''' was built in 1908-1909, with the tower added in 1912.<ref name="Jubilee">{{cite book | last = | first = | year =1965 | title =St Patrick's Parish, Waimate 1865-1965 | publisher =St Patrick's Parish | location =Waimate | pages=16 | isbn = }}</ref> It was built in a brick to a design by[[Francis Petre|Francis William Petre]] and has been described as his most original work.<ref name="Churches">{{cite web | last = | first = | date =4 March 2015 | title =The Churches of Waimate, South Canterbury | work = | url =http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzlscant/staugustine.htm | accessdate = 4 March 2015 }}</ref> Three bells in the tower were cast in [[Belgium]]. Within are a fine pipe organ, a marble altar and a notable sanctuary window.<ref name="Guide">{{cite book | last = | first = | year =1991 | title =South Canterbury: Historical Guide | publisher =South Canterbury District Committee of the New Zealand Historical Places Trust | location =Timaru | pages=80 & 81 | isbn =0-908577-17-6 }}</ref> It is listed by[[Heritage New Zealand]] as a Historic Place, Category 1.<ref name="Heritage">{{cite web | last =Heritage New Zealand | first = | date =4 March 2015 | title =St Patrick's Church (Catholic) | work = | url =http://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/7343 | accessdate = 4 March 2015 }}</ref>
'''St Patrick's Basilica''' or '''Waimate Basilica''', as it is popularly known because of its style of architecture,<ref>In Roman Catholic ecclesiastical terms, St Patrick's Basilica is not a [[Minor basilica]]. See: [http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/bas.htm List of minor basilicas in the world.]</ref> was built in 1908-1909, with the tower added in 1912.<ref name="Jubilee">{{cite book | last = | first = | year =1965 | title =St Patrick's Parish, Waimate 1865-1965 | publisher =St Patrick's Parish | location =Waimate | pages=16 | isbn = }}</ref> It was built in a brick to a design by[[Francis Petre|Francis William Petre]] and has been described as his most original work.<ref name="Churches">{{cite web | last = | first = | date =4 March 2015 | title =The Churches of Waimate, South Canterbury | work = | url =http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzlscant/staugustine.htm | accessdate = 4 March 2015 }}</ref> Three bells in the tower were cast in [[Belgium]]. Within are a fine pipe organ, a marble altar and a notable sanctuary window.<ref name="Guide">{{cite book | last = | first = | year =1991 | title =South Canterbury: Historical Guide | publisher =South Canterbury District Committee of the New Zealand Historical Places Trust | location =Timaru | pages=80 & 81 | isbn =0-908577-17-6 }}</ref> It is listed by[[Heritage New Zealand]] as a Historic Place, Category 1.<ref name="Heritage">{{cite web | last =Heritage New Zealand | first = | date =4 March 2015 | title =St Patrick's Church (Catholic) | work = | url =http://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/7343 | accessdate = 4 March 2015 }}</ref>


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Revision as of 03:36, 4 March 2015

St Patrick's Basilica
St Patrick's Basilica, Waimate
Map
LocationWaimate, South Canterbury
CountryNew Zealand
DenominationCatholic
WebsiteSt Patrick's Basilica, Waimate
History
Founded1874
DedicationSt Patrick
Dedicated1909
Architecture
Functional statusparish church
Heritage designationCategory I
Designated25 October 1996
Architect(s)Francis Petre
Architectural typePalladian Revival
StyleRoman Renaissance
Groundbreaking1908
Completed1909
Administration
ProvinceWellington
DioceseChristchurch
ParishSt Patrick's

St Patrick's Basilica or Waimate Basilica, as it is popularly known because of its style of architecture,[1] was built in 1908-1909, with the tower added in 1912.[2] It was built in a brick to a design byFrancis William Petre and has been described as his most original work.[3] Three bells in the tower were cast in Belgium. Within are a fine pipe organ, a marble altar and a notable sanctuary window.[4] It is listed byHeritage New Zealand as a Historic Place, Category 1.[5]

References

  1. ^ In Roman Catholic ecclesiastical terms, St Patrick's Basilica is not a Minor basilica. See: List of minor basilicas in the world.
  2. ^ St Patrick's Parish, Waimate 1865-1965. Waimate: St Patrick's Parish. 1965. p. 16.
  3. ^ "The Churches of Waimate, South Canterbury". 4 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  4. ^ South Canterbury: Historical Guide. Timaru: South Canterbury District Committee of the New Zealand Historical Places Trust. 1991. pp. 80 & 81. ISBN 0-908577-17-6.
  5. ^ Heritage New Zealand (4 March 2015). "St Patrick's Church (Catholic)". Retrieved 4 March 2015.

See also

St.Patrick's Basilica, Waimate, interior.
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