The most beautiful religious buildings Jamaica

The village has for glory to have seen the birth of Peter Tosh, the musician companion of the first hours of Bob Marley, murdered. It is thus in Belmont that his mausoleum is located, maintained by his son Dave and some friends. The place, a small green, yellow, red building, does not have the official character of the Jamaican sites dedicated to Bob Marley. The atmosphere is more family and therefore more intimate, but there is not much to see for the price of admission. We will have the possibility to buy some unreleased CDs of the artist, T-shirts or posters.

Built in 1798, this austere building between neoclassical and neo-gothic testifies to the skill of Jamaican craftsmen of the 19th century. High ceilings and black and white marble floors characterize its interior design. It is the first Masonic temple on the island built by the Scottish lodge of Athol Union. From expansion to embellishment, it put the Scottish Lodge in such debt that it had to be sold. The Baptists bought it at auction in 1832 and occupied it until 1950. William Knibb College moved in in 1961 for 14 years.

A nice garden is reached before reaching the heavy wooden gate of this church built in 1820. Outside is the cemetery in Mandeville, where the graves of the distinguished citizens of the past centuries contradict those of English soldiers who have not escaped a severe outbreak of yellow fever. On Sunday, the church receives the faithful in great dress, lace robes or fly and enrubannés hats for the ladies, strict black costumes and ties for the gentlemen. Religious songs resonate well beyond the church.

The small red brick church with the white arcades, located in the city centre, dates back to 1865. One of the bricks of a wall of the church is marked by the date to testify.