Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Cemetery (Gonor, RM of St. Clements)

This Ukrainian Orthodox church in the Rural Municipality of St. Clements was built by master carpenter Anton Prychun in 1945, replacing a church from 1904 that was destroyed by fire in 1944. Interior wall painting was done by John Pushka.

St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church

St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church (May 2015)
Source: George Penner

Interior of the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Interior of the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church (October 2015)
Source: George Penner

St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery

St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery (August 2010)
Source: Peter McLure

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.07345, W96.94225
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.

St Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church Cemetery - Gonor MB, Waymarking.

This page was prepared by Peter McLure, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 14 February 2021

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