Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Cemetery (RM of Stuartburn)

This Ukrainian Orthodox church, built in 1904, and adjacent cemetery are situated in the Rural Municipality of Stuartburn. Its pioneer icons include a many pre-revolutionary Russian lithographs. An unknown iconographer of good talent painted the iconostasis.

St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Church

St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Church (August 2015)
Source: Vicky Waskul

St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Church

St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Church (March 2019)
Source: George Penner

Interior of St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Interior of St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Church (March 2019)
Source: George Penner

St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Church

St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Church (August 2015)
Source: Vicky Waskul

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.04308, W96.69620
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society, including a searchable online database available to members at the MGS Manitoba Name Index (MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites, revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages.

This page was prepared by Tim Worth, Vicky Waskul, Gordon Goldsborough, George Penner, and Sterling Demchinsky.

Page revised: 28 April 2020

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