A spirit-level rectangular building with bell tower. Priest standing at front of Church addressing Church members. Motor vehicles parked in church yard.
Photograph of split-level brick building, surrounded by palm trees and shrubs. Tombstones are in the church yard. Sign St. Mary's Church Port Maria" is affixed to fence.
Image showing the St Thomas Parish Church in Morant Bay, St. Thomas. It was built in 1865 when the original church situated at Church Corner was abandoned because of dilapidation.
Built between 1775 and 1782, the church was dedicated to St. James, the Great-Patron Saint of Spain. The 1957 earthquake caused extensive damage to this structure, which brought the need for a complete restoration of the building. One of the numerous…