St. Peter's Anglican Church (West LaHave, Nova Scotia)

St. Peter's Anglican Church is a church in West LaHave, Nova Scotia (formerly New Dublin) that was established in 1818 by Roger Aitken, the missionary at Lunenburg for Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (1817-1825). The first church was built in 1829 and consecrated in 1834. The church remains active.[1][2] Aitken gave to the church the oldest known Anglican Chalice and Paten in Canada.

St. Peter's Anglican Church, West LaHave, Nova Scotia
Rev. Roger Aitken, missionary instrumental in establishing St. Peter's Anglican Church and gave the congregation a silver chalice and paten , Old Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

The Chalice and Paten
Rev. Roger Aitken gave this chalice and palet to the St. Peter's Anglican Church (1818), King's University Archives

Aitken presented the church with a silver chalice (c.1663) and paten (c.1766) from Aberdeen, Scotland, both of which are in the King’s College Chapel, Halifax. The chalice was made by goldsmith Thomas Moncur and the paten made by goldsmith James Gordon, both of Aberdeen.[3][4] The Chalice is engraved "For the Church of Kearn 1663". The Kearn church is in Aberdeenshire.[5] Later, the chalice and paten were reported to have been given to the Old West Kirk by Lady Irwin of Drum Castle (Lady Drum).[6] Aitken is reported to have received them both while he was at St John's, Aberdeen and then took them to Moose Island for two years (1814-1816) and then to Nova Scotia.[7] The chalice is reported to be the oldest Anglican chalice in Canada.[8][9] Upon discovering the chalice and paten were being sold in Halifax, Senator William Johnston Almon purchased them and donated them to the King's College Chapel (1891).

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References
  1. St. Peter's Anglican Church - Official Website
  2. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMW0JN_St_Peters_Anglican_Church_West_LaHave_NS
  3. Thomas Moncur has work in the National Museums of Scotland, Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums as well as Cornell University.
  4. James Gordon was one of Aberdeen`s most successful late 18th century goldsmiths. He was apprentice to Coline Allan and admitted a member of the Hammerman in 1766, when he made the Aitken's paten. Gordon had twelve appearances throughout his career.
  5. Kearn Church
  6. Old Scottish Communion Plate By Thomas Burns, James Macgregor, Alexander J. S. Brook, p. 171
  7. Old Scottish Communion Plate By Thomas Burns, James Macgregor, Alexander J. S. Brook, p. 171
  8. F W Vroom. Old Communion Plate in Kings College" Acadiensis. Vol. 3 January 1903.
  9. The Communion Silver in the Chapel of Kings College, Halifax, NS. Public Archives of Nova Scotia
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