The first Russian Orthodox church at this site in the Rural Municipality of St. Clements was built in 1911 and destroyed by fire in 1946. Construction of a present building began in 1948. It was affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America until 1970 when it received “autocephaly” (full self-government) from the Patriarchate of Moscow. Since then, it has been known simply as St. Nicholas Orthodox Church.
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church (May 2015)
Source: George Penner
Interior of the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church (May 2016)
Source: George Penner
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cemetery (August 2010)
Source: Peter McLureSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.05353, W96.98067
denoted by symbol on the map above
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.
St Nicholas Orthodox Church Cemetery, Narol MB, Waymarking.
This page was prepared by George Penner, Peter McLure, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 February 2021
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