Rev. Canon George Thomas, Rector of the Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega awaits the arrival of Archbishop Sentamu
The Archbishop of York made a trip down history, when he visited Spanish Town. His first stop was the Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega; here he sang hymns and interacted with those present.
A plaque was unveiled in the honour of Archbishop Sentamu’s visit to the Cathedral, which he graciously acknowledged. ‘May god bless you all’, he wrote in the vistor’s book.Arcbishop chose to walk to the Spanish Town Square from the cathedral, a ‘traffic stopper’ he had all the traffic trailing behind him as he made his way.
As he toured the town square, he shared a piognant moment as he stood at the steps of the building where the proclaimation to abolish slavery was read out 200 years ago.
Archbishop Sentamu returned to Kingston where he addressed the Anglican Youth Assembly at the National Indoor Sports Centre.
Archbishop Sentamu signing the guest book at the Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega
