St. Saviour's Episcopal Church is the oldest, largest and tallest public building on Mt. Desert Island. The church is named for the French Jesuit Mission,Saint Sauveur,which was established on the island in 1613. In 1871, land was purchased,upon which the first church was constructed.With a large year-round congregation and summer congregations often exceeding one thousand, more space was needed and in 1885 - 1886, the original building became the transept for the new church with a 16' radius apse and an Italian marble altar.