Saint Boniface Cathedral
Church building in Manitoba, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the cathedral in Australia, see St Boniface Cathedral, Bunbury.
Saint Boniface Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Boniface) is a Roman Catholic cathedral of Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is an important building in Winnipeg, and is the principal church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Boniface, serving the eastern part of Manitoba province as well as the local Franco-Manitoban community. The church sits in the centre of the city at 190 avenue de la Cathédrale, Saint Boniface. Before the fire on July 22, 1968, which destroyed the previous building on site, the church was a minor basilica.
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Saint Boniface Cathedral | |
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Cathédrale Saint-Boniface (French) | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
District | Saint Boniface |
Province | Manitoba |
Location | |
Location | 190 avenue de la Cathédrale Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Geographic coordinates | 49.8893°N 97.1220°W / 49.8893; -97.1220 |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Website | |
cathedralestboniface.ca |
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The cathedral faces the Red River. In Verendrye Park is a statue of Pierre La Vérendrye by Joseph-Émile Brunet. Across the river is The Forks in Downtown Winnipeg.