Buildings
Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Mary the Protectress
| Address: | 820 Burrows Avenue |
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| Use: | Place of worship |
| Original Use: | Place of worship |
| Constructed: | 1925 |
| Other Work: | June 27 1925, Construction begins Fall 1950, Construction completed |
| Architects: | Stephan Muensch |
Recognition and Awards
- City of Winnipeg Historic Building Inventory
Design Characteristics
| Suburb: | Rossmere-A |
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- Wood frame with red brick veneer
- A Kievan-style church executed in the Ukrainian Baroque style, particularly evident in the domes
- Parish founded in 1924
- 10 lots purchased for site, in 1925 for $2,600 (on Sinclair between Burrows and Magnus Avenue)
- Services were held in the basement of the building between 1925 and 1951
- Interior iconography by Sviatoslav Hordynsky
- Constructed with a significant amount of volunteer labour
Sources
- Basil Rotoff. Monuments to Faith: Ukrainian Churches in Manitoba. (Winnipeg: University of Manitoba, 1990), 47.
- "Celebrates Anniversary". Winnipeg Free Press, October 19, 1985.
- Cheryl Girard. "The Icons of St. Mary the Protectress". Winnipeg Free Press, February 12, 2011.
- Churches of Manitoba. Winnipeg Tribune, April 29, 1978.
- John W. Graham. Guide to the Architecture of Greater Winnipeg. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1960.
- "Metropolitan Blesses First Bells for Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral". Winnipeg Free Press, June 3, 1950.
- "Ukrainian Cathedral Marks 40th Birthday". Winnipeg Tribune, October 19, 1965.
- Ukrainian Churches of Manitoba: a building inventory. Winnipeg: Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Recreation, Historic Resources, 1987. 339.
- "Ukrainian Orthodox Church Marks 50th Anniversary". Winnipeg Free Press, December 9, 1968.
- M. H. Maruanchuk. The Ukrainians: A History. Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, 1970. 530.