Cathedral of St. George, Ukrainian Catholic cathedral at Avenue M South, Saskatoon, Canada.
The Cathedral of St. George is a Ukrainian Catholic cathedral in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, built as a massive masonry structure on a high concrete basement measuring 104 by 90 feet, with intersecting arms 30 feet wide. Its plan is a four-column cruciform Byzantine domed basilica with north, south and east apses and seven domes. A large octagonal dome on an octagonal drum, lit by two arched windows per side, rises over four massive octagonal columns.
The Ukrainian Catholic Parish of St. George held its organizational meeting on 29 September 1912, when 40 people enrolled as members. The present church, the parish's second, was built between 1939 and 1943; its design is credited to the Very Reverend Philip Ruh, O.M.I., who drew the plans in 1923. Theodore Baran, a parish member, produced the icons and interior decoration between 1950 and 1955, and the iconostasis was added in 1991.
The parish was organized on 29 September 1912, when 40 people enrolled as members; the present church is the parish's second. Its interior decoration and icons were made between 1950 and 1955 by Theodore Baran, a member of St. George's parish, and the iconostasis was added in 1991.
The cathedral stands at 214 Avenue M South in Pleasant Hill, a short walk from the Meewasin riverbank and downtown Saskatoon. The main entrance faces the street; the high concrete basement raises the nave above ground level. As an active eparchy seat, it is best visited outside service times, and visitors should confirm access before making the trip.
The church was designed in 1923 by Father Philip Ruh, but construction of this second parish church ran from 1939 to 1943. Its interior icons and decoration were made between 1950 and 1955 by Theodore Baran, a member of the parish, and the iconostasis was added only in 1991.
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