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The Statue of Our Lady of Lebanon is a French-made, 13-ton statue, made of bronze and painted white, [4] of the Virgin Mary.It was erected in 1907 on top of a hill, 650 meters above sea level, in the village of Harissa, 20 km north of Beirut in honor of Our Lady of Lebanon.
The church enjoyed a papal visit from Pope John Paul II in September 1984; that year was the 200th anniversary of the precedent set by the laity of Halifax of forcing the repeal of the anti-Catholic legislation in Nova Scotia, and the British Empire. [3] The basilica was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1997. [4]
It was established by the Pope John Paul II on August 27, 1982 on territory previously without Ordinary for the particular church sui iuris.Most of the faithful Maronites of the eparchy arrived in Canada in major immigration periods, from present-day Lebanon, between 1860 and 1914, 1930 and 1960, 1970 to 1980 and 1989 to 1991.
Grace Church Halifax (Korean Presbyterian), 7077 Bayers Road; Halifax Victory Church, 12 Hillcrest Street; Fairview United Church, 3524 Dutch Village Road; Mosaic Christian Church, 28 Willett Street; Our Lady of Lebanon Antiochian Maronite Catholic Church, 3844 Dutch Village Road; The Salvation Army: Fairview Citadel, 50 Gesner Street
It is registered as a Provincial Heritage Building (2010), [1] a Halifax Regional Municipality Registered Heritage Property (1989) and has been listed by Canada's Historic Places since 2008. [2] St. Patrick’s Church is also listed at the National Trust for Canada in their Top 10 Endangered Places List: 2008. [ 3 ]
Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada.As of 2023, it is estimated that the population of the Halifax CMA was 518,711, [6] with 348,634 people in its urban area. [3]
Halifax, Nova Scotia; Honolulu, Hawaii - Our Lady of Peace [8] Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Immaculate Conception; Huế, Vietnam - Our Lady of La Vang; Imus, Philippines - Our Lady of the Pillar; Issele-Uku, Nigeria - Our Lady of Perpetual Help; Jefferson City, Missouri - Immaculate Heart of Mary [9] Lancaster, England - Our Lady of Lourdes
The Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney has Our Lady of Lebanon Co-Cathedral in Harris Park, New South Wales, [2] besides St. Maron's Cathedral, Sydney. [ 3 ] The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wollongong has St John Vianney Co-Cathedral in Fairy Meadow, New South Wales .