St. Peter's Cathedral Archives houses and makes available the Cathedral official archives, along with archival materials related to the church community in Charlottetown and across Prince Edward Island.
The portrait is of Frederick de St. Croix Brecken, founder and early trustee of St. Peter's Cathedral Church. Research indicates that he was a lawyer, politician, and office holder; he was born on 9 December 1828 in Charlottetown, the second son of John Brecken and Margaret Leah de St Croix. He married Helen Leith Boyd Emslie in Saint John, New Brunswick on 28 September 1858 and they had three children. He died on 14 October 1903 in Charlottetown.
The photograph shows a pen and ink drawing of Fort Edward with a view of the bay at Victoria Park, Charlottetown. The caption reads "Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island -- from a sketch by W. O. Carlisle"; also on the image is "1872".
The photograph shows Father Martin and Father Peter Harris with a group of unidentified individuals dressed in white robes, at the ordination of Father Martin Carter.
The photograph is a head and shoulders portrait of Father John Metcalfe Davenport. The handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads "Father Davenport, St. John Baptist, St. John, N. B." Printed at the bottom of the front of the photograph is the name of the studio, "W. & J. Notman - St. John, N.B." Research shows that John M. Davenport was a clerk for his father, a prominent commercial chemist in England, before turning to the priesthood and adopting Tractarian philosophies. At the age of 24 Davenport entered Exeter College, Oxford, graduating in 1871 and becoming a deacon the same year. He was ordained a priest in 1872, spending his early ministry as curate in Wolverhampton and then in the London parish of one of his uncles. He also began a lifelong association with the Society of St. John the Evangelist, an order oriented towards mission work. Richard Meux Benson, the founder of the Society of St. John the Evangelist, recommended Davenport when Bishop John Medley of Fredericton sought a priest for a new Anglo-Catholic congregation in New Brunswick. Davenport relocated to New Brunswick in 1882, taking over the Mission Chapel in Portland, now known as Saint John.
The photograph is a full-length portrait of Father Ignatius, whose given name was Joseph Leycester Lyne. The handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads: "Rev. of L. Lyne S. Bartholomew Moor Lane." At the bottom of the front of the photograph is a stamp of photographer's name: Mason & Co. Research shows that Joseph Leycester Lyne, commonly known by his religious name Father Ignatius of Jesus (23 November 1837 – 16 October 1908), was an Anglican Benedictine monk. He commenced a movement to reintroduce monasticism into the Church of England and often preached from St. Bartholomew during the period from 1866 to 1688. He was apparently a friend of Dr. Pusey, who is shown in PHOTO 0363.
The photograph shows a portrait of Father Osborne. The name of the photographic studio is embossed on the bottom of the photograph. The inscription on the back reads "Fr Osborne S.S.J.E., held mission here 1883, Anglican Bp of Springhill IN." He preached at the Jubilee service of 1919.
The photograph is a formal portrait of the Executive Council of General Synod and members of the departmental boards, at the annual meeting in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan as indicated on the lower left of the picture.
