Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ascension of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church and Cemetery (Sundown, RM of Stuartburn)

This church and nearby cemetery are situated at Sundown in the Rural Municipality of Stuartburn. This is the second church at the site, having been built in 1931.

Ascension of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church

Ascension of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church (August 2013)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Ascension of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church

Ascension of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church (July 2020)
Source: George Penner

Interior of the Ascension of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church

Interior of the Ascension of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church (March 2017)
Source: George Penner

Ascension of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery

Ascension of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery (May 2015)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.10396, W96.26314
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 Gordon Goldsborough and George Penner.

Page revised: 4 February 2023

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