Shot of St Peters Church and one of its historic burial grounds , St George, Bermuda
Shot of St Peters Church and one of its historic burial grounds , St George, Bermuda. Located in the historic town of St George, St Peter’s Church is believed to be the oldest continually used Anglican church in the Western hemisphere. The original church was built from Bermuda cedar with a palmetto-thatch roof in 1612. Most of the present structure dates from 1713 but some features, such as the steeple, were later additions. The first Bermuda Parliament met here in 1620, making it the 3rd oldest parliament in the world. Inside you will see the altar from the original structure. It was built in 1615 by Bermuda’s first governor, Richard Moore, who was also responsible for the construction of the first Fort St Catherine and is the oldest example of Bermudian woodwork existing today. The church’s font is over 500 years old and was brought to Bermuda by the first settlers. The churchyard contains the 2 graveyards; a walled area to the west of the church was for black slaves whilst the one on the east was reserved for white parishioners. Here you can see the grave of Sir Richard Sharples, the governor of Bermuda, assassinated in 1973. Close to the back entrance of the church you can also find a 500-year old cedar tree; its branches once bore the church’s bell
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Location: Town of St George, Bermuda
Photo credit: © John Gaffen 2 / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: architecture, bermuda, christianity, church, churchyard, door, grave, graves, historic, oldest, tourism, tower, travel, worship
