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St Boniface Cathedral
St Boniface which was
originally a log chapel, was the first mission built
west of the Great Lakes and was built in the heart of
what was to become the Metis culture, the Red River
settlement. It was built by Father Joseph-Norbert
Provencher in 1818.
The log chapel was replaced in 1832 with
a stone cathedral which was the first of 5 that have
been rebuilt on the location. The 1906 version was the
most impressive cathedral in Western Canada and was an
excellent example of the French Romanesque style. It was
devastated by a fire in 1968.
A new church was built
inside of the remaining shell which hosts a 1,000 seat
cathedral. This has rejuvenated the centre of the
francophone community in Winnipeg. The relationship of
the diocese with the Oblates of Mary Immaculate goes
back to the early years of western settlement and
missionary activities. Inside the cathedral are the
tombs of the Bishops of the Cathedral. The cathedral
also is the location of the last resting place of many
of the early Catholic settlers and missionaries and
other renown figures from Western Canada such as Louis
Riel.
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