St John's Parish Church Traditional Cache
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St John's Parish Church is one of the more well maintained churches in Barbados. Perched on the cliffside towards the east coast, you have a magnificent view of the southern part of the east coast. After picking up the cache, make sure to wander up to the church itself and the yard fronting the ocean. They even have viewing binoculars, so bring a 1 dollar coin with you!
The first building, a wooden structure, was destroyed by fire in 1676 and replaced by a stone structure. Following the hurricanes of 1780 and 1831, the current building was constructed in 1836. Among the many interesting features are: the Chancel, the Pulpit, the Font, Staircase, Westmacott Sculpture and Sundial. Fernando Paleologus, a former church warden and planter was buried under the choir when he died in 1670. He was buried with his head pointing to the west and the body embedded in quicklime in accordance with the Greek Orthodox custom. Following the hurricane of 1831 his tomb was moved to the churchyard.
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Gur grezvgrf unir yrsg gur ohvyqvat!