St. George's Cathedral (Kingston, Ontario)

St. George's Cathedral Church
St. George's Cathedral
Location	270 King Street East Kingston, Ontario K7L 3B1
Denomination	Anglican Church of Canada
Website	St. George's Cathedral http://www.stgeorgescathedral.on.ca/
History
Dedication	St. George
Administration
Parish	Kingston, Ontario
Diocese	Ontario
Province	Canada

St. George's Cathedral in Kingston, Ontario is the cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Ontario.

The original St. George's parish church was a wooden building constructed in 1792 located across from what is now Kingston Market Square, and was the first church built in the Kingston area.John Stuart was the Rector. The present church building was constructed at another location (King St. at Johnson St.) during the years 1825–28. Architect William Coverdale enlarged it in 1838–40 with the addition of a rebuilt steeple and the doric portico 1842.

It was elevated to cathedral status in 1862. In 1891–94 the transepts, choir and dome were built but shortly thereafter in 1899 the interior was badly damaged by fire. S. George Curry (architect) and Joseph Power performed a complete restoration in 1899–1900.

For many years Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) cadets and other military groups have marched into St. George's for worship on special occasions. 'Copper Sunday', an annual church parade from RMC to St. George's, in which cadets took up a collection of copper coins, was established in 1882 or earlier.

In 1918, the Royal Military College's Great War Memorial Flag was presented to the Rector of St. George's Cathedral, The Very Rev. Dean Starr, honorary Chaplain to the college, by the then Commandant, Brig. General C. N. Perreau, C.M.G.. The 18 feet by 24 feet flag hung on the north gallery of the cathedral, until the summer of 1934, when it was removed to the college museum for preservation. 932 Maple leaves represent those graduates who served, and 147 crimson leaves represent those who paid the supreme sacrifice in the Great War.

In a 1942 church parade ceremony, General Hertzberg asked permission of the churchwarden, RMC Professor W.R.P. Bridger to lay up the RMC colours in the cathedral. After the congregation were addressed by the Lord Bishop of Ontario, the cadet battalion marched back to the college.

King's Colour of Royal Military College of Canada (in Saint-George's Cathedral)

Royal Military College of Canada Colours (in Saint-George's Cathedral)

Stained Glass window depicting Saint George in St George`s Cathedral in Royal Military College of Canada gallery