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Built in the Byzantine Revival style evocative of the soaring Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, the Toronto church was known for its soaring architecture and its lavish interior.
The Archdiocese of Toronto on Sunday called for prayers after a fire engulfed and largely destroyed a historic Anglican church in the Canadian city.
The Toronto Police Services said in a news release on Sunday that early in the day authorities responded to a fire report at St. Anne’s Anglican Church on Gladstone Avenue. There police “observed thick black smoke coming from the church and the church fully engulfed in flames.”
The fire quickly destroyed much of the church, including the roof and the interior. Officials are “currently investigating” the disaster, the police said.
In a statement on Sunday, Toronto Metropolitan Archbishop Francis Leo said the Anglican church, which dates to around 1908, was “a place where Christians have gathered for over a hundred years to worship and adore Jesus Christ.”
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The Archdiocese of Toronto on Sunday called for prayers after a fire engulfed and largely destroyed a historic Anglican church in the Canadian city.
The Toronto Police Services said in a news release on Sunday that early in the day authorities responded to a fire report at St. Anne’s Anglican Church on Gladstone Avenue. There police “observed thick black smoke coming from the church and the church fully engulfed in flames.”
The fire quickly destroyed much of the church, including the roof and the interior. Officials are “currently investigating” the disaster, the police said.
In a statement on Sunday, Toronto Metropolitan Archbishop Francis Leo said the Anglican church, which dates to around 1908, was “a place where Christians have gathered for over a hundred years to worship and adore Jesus Christ.”
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‘Very Sad Day’: Fire Engulfs Historic Toronto Church
Built in the Byzantine Revival style evocative of the soaring Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, the Toronto church was known for its soaring architecture and its lavish interior.
