Spanish Town Cathedral Cemetery
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Spanish Town Cathedral Cemetery

Also known as Saint Catherine's Parish Church Cemetery , Saint Jago de la Vega Cathedral Cemetery , Saint James Cathedral Cemetery , St Catherine's Parish Church Cemetery

Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica

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    Coordinates: 17.99436, -76.95210
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The Spanish Town Cathedral, also known as the St. Catherine Parish Church, was built in the second half of the seventeenth century. After the conquest of Jamaica by the British in 1655, the British destroyed the original Catholic Church and replaced it with the Anglican Church, which is now the St. Catherine Parish Church or the Spanish Town Cathedral. In 1712 the church was destroyed by a hurricane, but rebuilt in 1714.



The church once contained the oldest Baptismal and Marriage Records in the island. It is also associated with important personalities in Jamaica some of whom are buried there - for instance, Sir Thomas Modyford, Governor 1664 - 1671, and the Earl of Effingham, Governor 1790 - 1791.

The Spanish Town Cathedral, also known as the St. Catherine Parish Church, was built in the second half of the seventeenth century. After the conquest of Jamaica by the British in 1655, the British destroyed the original Catholic Church and replaced it with the Anglican Church, which is now the St. Catherine Parish Church or the Spanish Town Cathedral. In 1712 the church was destroyed by a hurricane, but rebuilt in 1714.



The church once contained the oldest Baptismal and Marriage Records in the island. It is also associated with important personalities in Jamaica some of whom are buried there - for instance, Sir Thomas Modyford, Governor 1664 - 1671, and the Earl of Effingham, Governor 1790 - 1791.

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  • Added: 22 Jul 2001
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 639747