All Souls' Chapel, Anglican chapel in Charlottetown, Canada.
All Souls' Chapel is a chapel attached to St. Peter's Cathedral in Charlottetown, Canada, overlooking Rochford Square. It was built in 1888 of Prince Edward Island sandstone in the High Victorian Gothic style, to a design by ecclesiastical architect William Critchlow Harris. Its walls carry paintings by his brother Robert Harris, and an arched reredos holds statues of Christ and his apostles.
The chapel was designed in 1888 by William Critchlow Harris as a memorial to Reverend George Hodgson, the first priest of St. Peter's Anglican Cathedral. Harris was a notable local architect whose work shaped the city's religious architecture.
The chapel is a memorial to Father George Hodgson, first priest-incumbent of St. Peter's Cathedral. Robert Harris painted three roundels at the front of the altar: Christ breaking bread at Emmaus on the day of his resurrection, the crucifixion, and Christ giving the chalice to communicants. A round painting of the Ascension above the reredos has been treasured by generations of parishioners.
The chapel is attached to St. Peter's Cathedral and faces Rochford Square in Charlottetown. Enter from the cathedral side; the interior is small, so a visit takes only a short time. It is a National Historic Site, and an exterior plaque marking the designation was dedicated in July 1994.
The round painting above the reredos shows Christ ascending to Heaven and has been a treasured icon to generations of cathedral parishioners. The reredos itself holds statues of Christ flanked by St. John and St. James on his right and St. Peter on his left, while other apostles, including St. Paul, carry the instruments of their martyrdom.
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