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Her Majesty's Royal Chapel of the Mohawks is the oldest church in Ontario, is one of six Royal chapels outside of the United Kingdom, and one of two in Canada. It was elevated to a Chapel Royal by The Queen in 2004. The Mohawk Chapel was constructed near Brantford, Ontario in 1785 by the British Crown and given to the Mohawk Indians led by Joseph Brant for their support of the Crown during the American Revolution. It was originally called St. Paul's, and is commonly referred to as the Mohawk Chapel. The Chapel Royal did not originally refer to a building but an establishment in the Royal Household. ...
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of 16 sovereign states, collectively known as the Commonwealth Realms. ...
Brantford (2001 population 86,417)[2] is a city located on the Grand River in southwestern Ontario, Canada. ...
Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (French has some legal status but is not fully co-official) Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty...
The Mohawk (Kanienkeh or Kanienkehaka meaning People of the Flint) are an indigenous people of North America who live around Lake Ontario and the St. ...
Joseph Brant, painted in London by leading court painter George Romney in 1776 Thayendanegea or Joseph Brant (sometimes spelled Brandt or Brand) (c. ...
The American Revolution was a political movement that ended British control of the south-eastern coastal area of North America, resulting in the formation of the United States of America in 1776 and sparking the American Revolutionary War. ...
The church is part of the Anglican Diocese of Huron, and the chaplain is appointed by the Bishop of Huron.
Architecturally, the chapel is a simple building. It has been renovated several times through its existence, and it suffered minor damage in November 2001 during two failed arson attempts. Originally the entrance faced east to the canoe landing site on the bank of the Grand River. Inside the building, eight stained glass windows, installed in 1959–1962, depict events from the history of the Six Nations. Grand River Ontario This article is about the Grand River in Southern Ontario, Canada. ...
In 1850, the remains of Joseph Brant were moved from the original burial site in Burlington, to a tomb at the Mohawk Chapel. John Brant, his son, also rests in the tomb. Next to Brant's tomb is a boulder memorializing Pauline Johnson, who was born in the nearby Six Nations Reserve and attended services in the Chapel. Joseph Brant, painted in London by leading court painter George Romney in 1776 Thayendanegea or Joseph Brant (sometimes spelled Brandt or Brand) (c. ...
Burlington (2001 population 150,836)[1] is a city located in the Golden Horseshoe, across Lake Ontario and Burlington Bay harbour from Hamilton, in Halton Region, Ontario, Canada. ...
E. Pauline Johnson, Brantford, Ontario, ca. ...
Six Nations of the Grand River is the name applied to two contiguous Indian reserves southeast of Brantford, Ontario, Canada – Six Nations reserve no. ...
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Chaplains
- Reverend Robert Lugger (1827-1837)
- Reverend A. Nelles (1837-1884)
- Archbishop R. Ashton (1885-1915)
- Reverend C.M. Turnell (1915-1917)
- Reverend C.H.P. Owen (1922-1929)
- Reverend H.W. Snell (1929-1945)
- Canon W.J. Zimmerman (1945-1981)
- Reverend Norman Casey (1981-)
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See also [edit] Christ Church Royal Chapel Christ Church, Her Majestys Royal Chapel of the Mohawks Historical Site is located near Deseronto, Ontario, and is one of only six Royal chapels outside of the United Kingdom, and one of two in Canada (the other is Her Majestys Chapel of the Mohawks...
Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a Commonwealth Realm, with Queen Elizabeth II as its reigning monarch, since February 6, 1952. ...
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