The town of Canora, population about 2400, sits at the junction of highways No. 5 and 9 north of Yorkton in east-central Saskatchewan. Ca-No-Ra became a village in 1905, a town in 1910, and was named using the first two letters of Canadian Northern Railway.
Canora is a Ukrainian town so it's fitting that is has three outstanding Ukrainian churches, a Ukrainian Catholic church, and two Ukrainian Orthodox churches - the old 'heritage' church, and the new church for the same congregation. They are the primary feature of
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Ukrainian Orthodox Heritage Church at 710 Main Street. This unique, fully restored, Kiev-style church built in...
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side view The main feature of a Byzantine church is the cupola (dome), often...
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The church bell is on the ground not in a tower on the roof. This seems to be common in Ukrainian churches.
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The Iconostas (altar screen) viewed from the choir loft. It was designed, crafted and installed in 1944 by...
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The royal door, in the center. Only a bishop, priest, or a deacon accompanied by a priest is allowed to pass...
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The icons above the royal door
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The Icons on the left over one of the two deacon's doors. The two additional doors on...
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Icons on the right over the other deacon's door.
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One of the 2 deacon's doors
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An icon on a side wall
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Another one
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Simple but pleasing stained glass windows do not detract from the icons.
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Another one
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Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church the 'new' church, at 904 Main Street, was built in 1963 to...
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View from the choir loft The gold-embellished Iconostas was designed & built in 1977-78 by Ivan...
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The royal door
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One of the deacon's doors.
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Stained glass windows along each side
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Sts Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic church at 216 5th Avenue West is the 2nd church for the parish &...
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a different angle
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A modern shrine on the church grounds
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Closeup
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The free-standing belfry This is the original belfry with 3 bells purchased in 1938.
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The impressive painted dome The exceptional interior in this church was decorated by Ivan Denysenko,...
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Dome & chandelier
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