St. Elias Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Bell Tower

St. Elias Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Bell Tower is a Manitoba Heritage Council commemoration in Sundown, Manitoba.

Manitoba · NE 1-1-9 EPM, Sundown area · location approximate

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St. Elias Ukrainian Orthodox Church is an excellent example of a modest church building that Ukrainian pioneers erected in Manitoba. Constructed under the direction of Dmytro Waskul beginning in 1908, this log church is distinguished by its small rectangular plan with curved ends that accommodated the vestibule at one end and the sanctuary at the other. The church can hold only about 30 standing adults. The interior was constructed in 1910 by Wasyl Cheredaryk and is a marvel of decorative design. The simple plank walls are carefully painted white and blue and a wealth of religious pictures and articles delight the eye. The iconostasis, the screen that separates the nave from the sanctuary, is a powerful composition made up of dozens of small icon paintings. The site of St. Elias also contains a cemetery dotted with the distinctive tall white crosses of the Orthodox faith and a log bell tower of traditional design and construction. A new church and bell tower were constructed nearby in 1950.

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L’église orthodoxe ukrainienne St. Elias est un excellent exemple d'une église modeste élevée au Manitoba par des pionniers ukrainiens. La construction a débuté en 1908 sous la direction de Dmytro Waskul. L’église en bois rond est caractérisée par son plan rectangulaire de petites dimensions avec des extrémités courbées renfermant le vestibule à un bout et l’autel à l’autre. L’église ne peut accueillir qu’une trentaine d’adultes debout. L'intérieur, dont l'exécution a été entreprise en 1910 par Wasyl Cheredaryk, est une merveille sur le plan de la conception décorative. Les murs simples en madriers sont peints soigneusement en blanc et en bleu, et quantité d’images religieuses et d’objets de piété font plaisir aux yeux. L’iconostase, la cloison qui sépare la nef du sanctuaire, est un puissant assemblage de douzaines de petites icônes. Le site de l’église St. Elias comprend également un cimetière parsemé de grandes croix blanches caractéristiques de la foi orthodoxe, et un clocher en bois rond de conception et de construction traditionnelles. En 1950, une nouvelle église et un nouveau clocher ont été construits sur un terrain avoisinant.

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