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The church is located in Mkunazini Road, in the centre of the old town, and occupies a large area where the biggest slave market of Zanzibar used to be; the construction of the cathedral was in fact intended to celebrate the end of slavery. [4] The altar is said to be in the exact place where the main "whipping post" of the market used to be.
Steere spent several periods in Zanzibar, 1864–68, 1872–74, and 1877–82. In 1873 he placed the foundation stone at Christ Church, Zanzibar, in Stone Town, Zanzibar. The cathedral was based on his vision; its concrete roof shaped in a barrel vault was Steere's idea. He also worked with David Livingstone to abolish
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The church was deliberately built to celebrate the end of slavery and the church's altar is built upon the site where the main whipping post of the market used to be. A monument to the slaves, as well as a museum on the history of slavery, are besides the church. [6] Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. Joseph
The Bishop of Zanzibar is the Diocesan of an island diocese in the Anglican Church of Tanzania. [1] Its current bishop is Michael Hafidh. [ 2 ] The bishop's seat is Christ Church, Zanzibar , the Anglican cathedral in Stone Town , Zanzibar , Tanzania .
The mission's early work in Zanzibar substantially involved caring for and schooling children rescued from slavery, [11] and establishing a settlement - Mbweni, founded 1871 - for these released slaves to live in. [12] On Christmas Day, 1873, the foundation stone of Christ Church was laid in the grounds of the former slave market, closed only ...
1879 – Anglican Christ Church built. [4] 1880 – Marhubi Palace built near town. [3] 1883 – House of Wonders built. 1888 – Hamamni Persian Baths built. 1890 – British in power per Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty. The purchase and selling of slaves is prohibited; slavery itself is preserved. 1896 – 27 August: Anglo-Zanzibar War.
Within Zanzibar, the revolution is a key cultural event, marked by the release of 545 prisoners on its tenth anniversary and by a military parade on its 40th. [26] Zanzibar Revolution Day has been designated as a public holiday by the government of Tanzania; it is celebrated on 12 January each year. [27]