Collection search - St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral fonds [textual record] Edmonton, Alta

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St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral fonds [textual record] Edmonton, Alta

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1969-1971.

Reference:

R7027-0-8-E, MG31-F1

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

103779

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St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral fonds
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Date(s):

1969-1971.

Place of creation:

Alberta

Extent:

5 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of church bulletins and other mimeographed items from St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, June 1964 - August 1971, which illustrates, in part, the role of the church in the Ukrainian Canadian community.

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St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral (Edmonton, Alta.)

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St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral (Edmonton, Alta.) : St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Church was first built in Edmonton in 1904. It was a small, wood-frame building with a cruciform plan, a single entrance, and a single large dome. By 1913, St. Josaphat's was too small, and renovations were carried out which doubled the size of the church. Despite these efforts, the church was again too small by 1938, and it was decided that an entirely new building was needed. Construction on the new St. Josaphat church was begun in 1939 according to plans by Reverend Phillip Ruh. Although St. Josaphat's cost about 50 000 to build, only 50 000 was actually spent, the rest being contributed in the form of volunteer time and labour. St. Josaphat's is the only example in Alberta of Reverend Ruh's "Prairie Cathedrals." Professor J. Bucmaniuk undertook the decoration of the church between 1950 and 1955. He included a scene of the Last Judgment, which depicts Stalin and Hitler among the damned and he and his mother among those ascending to heaven. The Baroque effect achieved by the rich decoration of the interior was enhanced in 1968 by the addition of an elaborate iconostasis. St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral was one of Ruh's last large-scale churches. It remains essentially unchanged and was declared a Provincial Historic Resource in 1983. Palmer, Kim. "Ukrainian Churches in East Central Alberta: St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral". Alberta Heritage Online. Advertisement. June 14, 2000. Heritage Community Foundation. 29 March 2001. 2394124

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General note:

Received in 1971 from Mr. George Royick.
Subject heading:

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Ukrainian Canadians - Alberta, 1969-1971

Church and minorities - Alberta, 1969-1971

Church bulletins, 1964-1971

Religion and culture - Alberta, 1969-1971

Ukrainian Catholics - Alberta, 1969-1971

Ukrainian Canadians
Source:

Private

Former archival reference no.:

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MG31-F1
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Volume [MG31 F 1] 1

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