Sundial 572
- Dial City: Victoria
- Dial State/Province: British Columbia
- Dial Country: Canada
- Lat: 48° 25.183' N
- Dial Nr: 572
- Dial Type: Horizontal Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 123° 21.850' W
- Dial Owner: St. Ann's Academy, now BC Government
- Dial Designer:
- Dial Maker:
- Dial Date: 31-May-22
- Location:
- St. Ann's Academy, now BC Gov.
- Description:
- A replica 12-inch bronze horizontal dial on a concrete plinth. This dial is a memorial for Marjorie Napier, a twelve-year-old St. Ann's student who died on 31 May, 1922. The original dial and limestone plinth were moved to Queenswood, a private retirement home for elderly nuns and seniors. A plaque for the replica dial reads, "In memory of Una Holm (Robertson) Class of 1928. Thank you the Sisters of St Ann's, the strength of Sister Eleanor Marie and the Rock which was St Ann's Academy. Replica sundial donated by husband Sandy E S A Holm and their daughter Karen Michaelson (Holm) Class of '53."
- Inscription:
- Original dial shows engraved in the plinth, "IL PISISTE ERIT VOBIS TESTEMONIUM." Engraved cross and "Marjorie 31 May 1922." Small plaque reads, "The shaft of this dial is built with stone taken from the ruins of the basilica of Ste Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, destroyed by fire, AD MCMXXII."
- Dial References:
572_canada_bc_victoria_stann_0.pdf
- Other References:
- This dial is a memorial for Marjorie Napier, a twelve-year-old St. Ann's student who died on 31 May, 1922.
- Dial featured on Victoria Sundial Tour, NASS Conference 2006.
- Victoria Times Columnist article, "Passing Images," June 1, 2003.
Last Update:
6/29/2013 12:01