Manitoba Municipal Heritage Site No. 273

 

Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of the Ascension
303 Staples Street
Angusville

Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of the Ascension

Designation Date:  October 11, 2005
Designation Authority:  R.M. of Silver Creek
Present Owner:  Trustees of Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of the Ascension

The Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of the Ascension, completed in 1935, a dignified wood structure in a quasi-pastoral setting, displays a harmonious vernacular blend of Ukrainian religious architectural traditions and also is an excellent rural example of adaptive building reuse. The impressive church, created by extending and renovating a school moved to Angusville from a neighbouring community, draws on Byzantine, Baroque and Romanesque influences for its aesthetic effect, as seen in its pleasing symmetry, symbolic trio of gleaming banyas (onion domes), prominent facade and round-arched windows. The interior of the structure, including iconography by local artist John Pushka, reflects similar attention to tradition.

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