ST PETERS CHURCH

Underneath its modest exterior, this white Anglican church, which was once made of red brick, dates from 1725. It was built on the ruins of Christ Church, which was destroyed in 1692. Note the magnificent 1743 wooden organ, the antique candlestick and the communion plate, said to be a gift from Sir Henry Morgan.

Louis Galdy, the French pirate. We will stop in front of the tomb of this compatriot, to decipher his unusual story engraved on the tombstone. You will recognize it by its engraved pirate's skull, with the motto "God over all". Born in Montpellier at the beginning of the 17th century, Louis Galdy fled France for religious reasons before joining the great family of Port Royal pirates. During the terrible earthquake of 1692, he was swallowed up by the sea like 6,500 people living in the city, a terrible tidal wave, but he miraculously escaped. He lived on for another 47 years. While most of the inhabitants moved away after the earthquake, he remained a fisherman and merchant in Port Royal Bay. But what followed was less glorious: he then became rich thanks to trade and slave trade among others, cocoa, and wine too. He even changed sides, pursuing pirates off the coast of Jamaica at the request of the Governor. At the end of his life, he devoted himself to the reconstruction of the city's church, a project that was completed in 1725. He died in 1739 in Port Royal and was buried in the churchyard.