Churches

St. Anthony of Padua Church and Cemetery are located southwest of Medicine Hat, Alberta. The church has fallen into disrepair and seems to stand as a symbol of a past reality now fading.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery lies 32 kms northeast of the town of Athabasca, Alberta and serves the Spruce Valley district.

St. Laurence Anglican Church is located in the hamlet of Monitor, Alberta. Constructed in 1915, it is registered in the Canadian Register of Historic Places.

A tiny, quaint chapel built from stone.

St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Jaroslaw) is a compact structure which stands near a well-kept cemetery.

This church is one of the earlier examples of an “open-dome” cruciform church: a large, single central dome is built on an octagonal base

A visit to the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church (Star-Peno) and cemetary with a timelapse video and photo gallery.

The history of this church echos many others in the area: early churches built, destroyed by fire in this case multiple times and always rebuilt again.

This church stands at the top of a small hill overlooking a cemetery and farmland beyond.

As was the case with many churches in the area, a history of nationalism inherited from the “old country” affected the lives after settling half way around the world in Canada.