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St Mary of the Angels

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St Mary of the Angels

The Catholic St Mary of the Angels is the third church to be built on its Boulcott Street site, and was opened in 1922. Designed in the Gothic Revival style by Frederick de Jersey Clere, it has one of the most striking façades in the city.

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Chris Maclean, Wellington region – Arts and culture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13390/st-mary-of-the-angels (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Chris Maclean, published 3 March 2009, updated 1 August 2015.