Mount Gilboa

Mount Gilboa

On Mount Gilboa is The Parish of Saint Lucy, the only parish in Barbados of eleven named after the female patron saint, Saint Lucy of Syracuse. The shape of Saint Lucy also resembles a peninsula, enclosed on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean from north, east and west. Saint Lucy is the furthest part of Barbados from the capital, Bridgetown. Due to its remote location, Saint Lucy remains one of the less populated parts of the island. The historic Parish Church Saint Lucy is situated in the center of the parish, close to Nesfield. There is also another Anglican church, Saint Swithun's in Greenidge, and a third, Saint Clement's, near Lowlands. The first Saint Lucy's parish church was built in 1627 of wood, and a sawn stone structure was added in 1741 after the church was destroyed by a hurricane. The church was destroyed by hurricanes in 1780 and again in 1831. The fourth and present church is an impressive building, built in 1837. It is basically Georgian in style, with a distinctive tower and galleries running along the north, west and south sides.