A guide to St Mary Star of the Sea
Hannan, Lorna1913
Book
On 30 September 1852, only a few weeks after land allotments in North Melbourne became available, the Very Rev Patrick Geoghegan OSF, Melbourne's first vicar general, secured 8,100 square metres (2 acres), on the highest point within the block formed by Victoria, William and Chetwynd streets. A foundation stone was laid two years later, on 14 May 1854, and within six months a modest cruciform stone church was erected. Melbourne's port lay in the church's shadow, and so the church was dedicated to Our Lady, Star of the Sea, patroness of seafarers. Priests from St Francis', Melbourne's proto-cathedral, served the mission.Exterior view of church, on the corner of Victoria and William Streets, West Melbourne.
Main title:
A guide to St Mary Star of the Sea / [Researched and compiled by Lorna Hannan].
Author:
Hannan, Lorna, compiler
Imprint:
Victorie, North Melbourne : Hotham History Project, 2013.
Collation:
41 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.
Notes:
Spiral binding.Cover title.
ISBN:
9780992297800
Dewey class:
282.9451
Language:
English
Subject:
Catholic church buildings -- Australia -- West Melbourne (Vic.)St. Mary Star of the Sea (West Melbourne, Vic.)St. Mary Star of the Sea (West Melbourne, Vic.) -- HistoryCatholic church buildings -- Victoria -- West Melbournev -- GuidebooksChurch architecture -- Victoria -- West Melbourne -- GuidebooksChurch architecture -- HistoryWest Melbourne (Vic.) -- Buildings, structures, etcWest Melbourne (Vic.) -- Church history
BRN:
814320
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services | Local History Non Fiction | LH 282.9451 HANN | Available |
| narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services | Local History Reference | LH REF 282.9451 HANN | Not for loan (Set: 15 Aug 2024)Local History Workroom (Set: 29 Oct 2025) |